Articles tagged with: carers

18 Mar Social affairs

Young carers need a dedicated point of contact in schools

I spent the first 15 years of my working life as a secondary school maths teacher.

Taking the next steps for working carers – the need for paid Carer’s Leave

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12 Nov 2024 Health

Taking the next steps for working carers – the need for paid Carer’s Leave

Across the UK, nearly 6 million people now provide unpaid care for family members and friends who are older, disabled, or chronically ill. As our population continues to age, these numbers are only projected to grow¹.

22 Aug 2024 Home affairs

Care Sector In "Precarious" State As Figures Show Overseas Worker Visas Plummeting

The adult social care sector faces a "precarious" future, an industry leader has said, as new Home Office figures showed a sharp fall in visas granted to overseas workers.

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19 Apr 2024 Social affairs

Passing The Carer’s Leave Act

After being selected for a Private Members Bill in the 2022 ballot, I knew I wanted to use the opportunity to present something that would directly support people. That is why I chose to present a bill that would help offer carers a little more flexibility while raising awareness surrounding the vital, yet undervalued work that they do.

15 Apr 2024 Social affairs

Committee Chair Tells DWP To "Get A Grip" On Carer's Allowance Overpayments

Labour MP Stephen Timms, chair of the work and pensions select committee, has insisted the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) must "get a grip" on carer's allowance overpayments.

Caring for our unpaid carers and the role of smart tech

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17 Jul 2023 Health

Caring for our unpaid carers and the role of smart tech

The majority of us will be unpaid carers in our lifetime. Today, there are 5.7 million in the UK who need more support.

22 Jun 2023 Health

The Carer’s Leave Act can be a stepping stone to a better future for Britain’s army of unpaid carers

Carers UK estimates that there are 5.7 million unpaid carers across the UK, whilst recent polling suggests half of the population are or have been impacted

07 Jun 2023 Social affairs

We must break down barriers to give young carers every opportunity to succeed in life

The first ever parliamentary inquiry on how being a carer impacts young people’s life opportunities launches this week and the need for it couldn’t be more pressing.

The Future of Work: The caring workforce

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07 Jun 2023 Economy

The Future of Work: The caring workforce

The nation’s ageing population is an issue for businesses but it is also a challenge that individual employees grapple with if they have caring responsibilities for ageing family members. As part of Legal & General’s Future of Work series, we explore what steps UK businesses can take to support carers in the workplace.

12 Apr 2023 Health

Cuts to social care workforce funding will devastate an already beleaguered sector

The announcement that £500m of promised funding to develop the social care workforce has been halved, is deeply concerning. This risks worsening the NHS crisis as well as social care provision.

16 Feb 2023 Economy

It’s time to tackle gender inequality in unpaid care work

Juggling a career with unpaid care work is an enormous challenge that women face everywhere.

10 Jan 2023 Health

Radical social care reform is vital if we are to solve the crisis in the NHS

One side-effect of the current enormous pressure on the NHS has been a recognition that if you do not fix social care you cannot fix the health service.

08 Dec 2022 Health

Government must deliver urgent adult social care reform after years of failure and broken promises

A few weeks on from the Autumn Statement which brought a two-year delay to the implementation of the social care cap, there is no better time to be talking about adult social care.

31 Oct 2022 Political parties

Ed Davey interview: ‘I made my priority very clear and it is to beat Conservative MPs’

As both leader of the Liberal Democrats and a carer to his son, Ed Davey has a lot on his plate. But, he tells Tali Fraser, he’s ready for a general election any time. Photography by Baldo Sciacca.

22 Jun 2022 Social affairs

This must be a turning point to overhaul children’s social care in England

The publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England in May was an important milestone for an area of social policy that is close to our hearts.

14 Jun 2022 Social affairs

Carers should have the right to one week unpaid leave to help them stay in work

The Conservative Party Manifesto for the 2019 general election contained a pledge to introduce a right to one week’s unpaid leave for carers.

05 Jan 2022 Health

Coping With Care: The Hidden Crisis Facing Unpaid Carers

Millions of unpaid carers were left without respite or support during the pandemic – to the detriment of their health and wellbeing.

05 Dec 2021 Health

Care minister Gillian Keegan: 'I don't think I will ever be in a meeting where somebody isn't asking for more money'

Gillian Keegan believes that she will get dementia.

16 Jun 2021 Health

The care sector urgently needs reform after suffering long term under-funding and neglect

Despite years of promises, the Department of Health and Social Care still doesn’t have a plan in place to reform the adult social care sector.

23 Apr 2021 Books & culture

A masterpiece: Rosie Boycott reviews 'The Father'

Inducing deeply unhappy memories of my own father, Anthony Hopkins dominates the screen in a portrayal of dementia that literally gave me goose bumps

12 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

The government’s failure to deliver vital PPE to health and care workers left staff afraid for their safety

To avoid repeating last year's mistakes DHSC must listen to doctors, nurses and carers, ensuring they have confidence in the systems and processes designed to guarantee their safety.

01 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Government Admits It Has Missed Its Target To Offer Vaccines To All Care Workers By End of January

Ministers have admitted their pledge to roll out vaccines to all care home staff has been missed despite achieving their target of offering jabs to all care home residents.

12 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Ministers cannot ignore the warning signs as care homes risk being overwhelmed again

We cannot protect the NHS if we fail to protect social care. With growing pressures, government must spell out what immediate extra support can be provided for carers.

03 Dec 2020 Health

To support disabled people better, there is no doubt we must do more to support their carers

It is simply unsustainable and unacceptable to rely more and more on unpaid carers. Government must plug the £4-billion-plus hole in adult social care budgets, and work cross-party to agree a long-term solution for social care