10 September 2013
Carers UK, supported by Tunstall Healthcare (UK), commissioned a national opinion poll exploring attitudes towards health and care technologies, including telecare.29 August 2013
In her first blog post, Helen Ferguson talks about care home closures. "There is great confusion about the fate of residential care facilities in Northern Ireland" she says "and residents, families and carers are worried."21 August 2013
As part of their Policy Review the Labour Party set up a commission to look at the lives of women in their fifties and onwards, many of whom are balancing work with caring responsibilities across the generations within their families in order to analyse these issues and develop policy responses.30 July 2013
Between June and July 2013, Carers UK conducted 101 interviews with carers affected by the changes to Housing Benefit size criteria for social housing tenants, known as both the 'bedroom tax' and the 'spare room subsidy'.26 June 2013
The Spending Review, announced by the Chancellor in June 2013 sets out Government spending plans for the financial year 2015–2016. This review follows the Comprehensive Spending Review in 2010 which set out budgets from 2010 to April 2015.