22 August 2012
OFMdFM has just finished its consultation on its Strategy to improve the lives of disabled people – 2012-2015. Our response asks for more consideration of the impact on carers and the addition of a specific priority in relation to caring.15 August 2012
DHSSPS held a consultation on generic standards for service frameworks. Our response is now available to download.15 June 2012
Joint research by Carers UK and the seven other Carers Week partners, published for Carers Week 2012, sets out the toll caring can take on carers' mental and physical health.19 March 2012
In the first of our Future Care series, Care and technology in the 21st century explores the current landscape on care and technology and calls for a technological transformation in the way we support families caring for ill, frail and disabled loved ones.08 February 2012
For those caring for a relative or friend, the diet of that person is often the carer’s responsibility. A new research survey from Carers UK and Nutricia shows 60% of carers worry about the nutrition of the person they care for, because their condition makes eating or taking on nutrition difficult.