Press releases UK Carers UK calls for urgent investment in social care following regulator’s report 13 October 2016 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today published its annual assessment of the quality of health and adult social care in England in its State of Care 2015/16&... Read more....
Press releases UK Lack of community services to support carers is piling pressure on NHS emergency care 30 September 2016 Download the report Pressure Points: carers and the NHS Due to a lack of appropriate support in the community, unpaid carers are reluctantly ... Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to report warning of growing strain on sandwich generation of carers 28 September 2016 Carers UK responds to research published today by Macmillan Cancer Support, which shows that around 110,000 people in the UK are caring for a parent with cancer, whilst also looking after their own children [1]. Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to Business Rates Consultation and proposed changes to Attendance Allowance 26 September 2016 Today, Carers UK has renewed its warning that devolving Attendance Allowance to local authorities could result in fewer disabled people and carers in the future being able to access vital benefits and consequent financial and practical support they desperately ... Read more....
News UK New survey on the later stages of caring 20 September 2016 Employers for Carers and Carers UK have launched a new survey to explore the impacts of the later stages of caring – especially when caring comes to an end – on employers and carers in the workplace. Read more....
Press releases UK Pressure on families to pay for care services intensifies 15 September 2016 NHS Digital, formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), has today published its Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey, England, 2015-16 [1]. The survey seeks to learn about how effectively services are helping people to ... Read more....
News WAL All Wales Carers Assembly 2016 15 September 2016 Friday 18 November 2016Old Debating Chamber, National Assembly for Wales, Ty Hywel To mark this year’s ... Read more....
Press releases UK Carers UK responds to new report showing care cuts ‘placing unacceptable burden on unpaid carers’ 15 September 2016 Today, The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust have published their joint report, Social care for older people – Home Truths, which looks at the current state ... Read more....
News SCO Consultation on social security event for female carers 02 September 2016 Carers Scotland with Engender will host a consultation event on new social security for Scotland on 12 October 2016. Read more....
News SCO Carers Scotland Annual Carers Summit 2016 01 September 2016 Carers Scotland will hold their annual Carers Summit on Tuesday 29... Read more....