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Covid-19 leaves unpaid carers without physical and mental health treatment
04 August 2020
New evidence shows carers couldn’t access medical treatment or care serMember login
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UKCarers UK urges support for carers as shielding restrictions are eased
31 July 2020
From Saturday 1st August the Government will no longer be advising those on its Shielded Patient List to shield. People who
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WALCarers Wales launches 'Me Time' a new series of online activities
31 July 2020
Carers Wales is delighted to announce a new series of online events to support the emotional well-being and mental health of unpaid carer
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UKCarers UK launches Recovery Plan for carers
28 July 2020
Carers UK has published a Recovery Plan for carers, a list of recommendations that prioritise and support unpaid carers as restrictions a
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UKCarers UK responds to expanded flu jab programme
24 July 2020
The Government has announced that it is expanding its flu jab programme this winter, to ready the NHS for the risk of a second peak of co
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UKCarers Innovation Fund suspended
10 July 2020
We were disappointed to learn earlier this week that the Department for Health and Social Care’s Carers Innovation Fund programme, anno
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UKCarers UK responds to ONS statistics on the impact of Covid-19 on caring
09 July 2020
The Office for National Statistics has released new data on the impact of Covid-19 on caring. The findings show:
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UKCarers UK responds to Chancellor’s Summer Statement
08 July 2020
In a Statement made in Parliament today, the Chancellor laid out the Government’s financial commitments as Covid-19 restrictions are ea
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NICoalition of Carers Organisations NI supports Assembly motion on cessation of support services for carers
07 July 2020
It is estimated that up to 310,000 people in Northern Ireland may be providing unpaid care to a family member or loved one, including 98,
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UK92 organisations call on Government to make Carer’s Allowance Fairer for Carers
03 July 2020
Carers UK and 91 organisations representing unpaid carers, older people, disabled adults and children have joined together to call on the