Carers Trust awarded £1 million to support thousands of exhausted unpaid carers
Carers Trust will use the money to help thousands of exhausted, unpaid carers access much-needed respite services and breaks from their round-the-clock caring roles.
Carers Trust will use the money to help thousands of exhausted, unpaid carers access much-needed respite services and breaks from their round-the-clock caring roles.
Carers Trust was thrilled to be joined tonight for its annual Christmas carol concert by acclaimed actors Hugh Bonneville, Emma Thompson, Greg Wise and Derek Jacobi.
Through the new Covid-19 Support Fund, Carers Trust will work closely with Carers UK and our Network Partners to deliver meaningful change for unpaid carers.
Carers Trust responded to the joint Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee inquiry into lessons learnt from the Coronavirus crisis.
Carers Trust responds to the Spending Review and the government’s continuing failure to support exhausted unpaid carers, many of whom are experiencing severe financial hardship.
Unpaid family carers say years of government neglect is pushing them into poverty, exhaustion and despair.
The Department of Health and Social Care has issued guidance for unpaid carers about what they can do to access respite care during the national lockdown.
The government yesterday published new guidance for visiting care homes in England. Carers Trust CEO, Gareth Howells responds to this guidance.
Carers Trust Wales welcomes today’s launch in Ceredigion of their first Young Carers ID Card, part of a new national scheme to ensure that young carers get the recognition they deserve and the support they need.
Heddiw, mae Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru yn croesawu lansio, yng Ngheredigion, eu Cerdyn Adnabod Gofalwyr Ifanc cyntaf, rhan o gynllun cenedlaethol newydd i sicrhau bod gofalwyr ifanc yn cael y gydnabyddiaeth maen nhw’n ei haeddu a’r gefnogaeth maen nhw ei hangen.
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Carers Trust CEO Gareth Howells explains how years of neglect for social care has unfairly transferred the government’s responsibility for care in the community on to the shoulders of unpaid carers. This blog is an extended version of a letter from Gareth to The Guardian, published on 26 October.
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