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Social care reform: fix or wishful thinking?

Last week the government announced its long awaited plans for reform of social care funding. One week on, Carers Trust’s Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs, Joe Levenson, reflects on just how likely government plans are to succeed in relieving pressure on millions of unpaid carers across the UK.

Lansio Cardiau Adnabod Gofalwyr Ifanc ar draws Cymru ar Ddiwrnod Gweithredu Gofalwyr Ifanc

Yng Nghymru mae o leiaf 7,500. Mae gofalydd ifanc yn rhywun 25 oed ac iau sy’n gofalu am gyfaill neu aelod o’r teulu sydd oherwydd salwch, anabledd, problem iechyd meddwl neu gaethineb yn methu ymdopi heb eu cefnogaeth.

The government’s refusal to fund social care has brought unpaid carers to breaking point

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.

Gwneud beth sy’n wirioneddol bwysig mewn gofal cymdeithasol yng Nghymru – sut allwn ni wneud iddo ddigwydd gyda’n gilydd?

Doing what really matters in social care in Wales – how do we make it happen together?

The government must stop using unpaid carers to provide social care on the cheap

In this blog written for Carers Week, CEO of Carers Trust, Gareth Howells, lifts the lid on how unpaid carers are driven to financial hardship and mental despair because they are all too often forgotten and taken for granted.

What does the election result mean for unpaid carers?

A week on since the election and the focus is already moving on from the results to what the newly elected government actually intends to do.

My first week as CEO at Carers Trust

On Monday I nervously gulped down my coffee on my way to work and my first week as CEO of Carers Trust. It’s a huge challenge and a big move in every sense, not least as it means moving from South Wales to London! I’m five days in now, so it’s a good time to sit down, with more coffee, and gather my thoughts.

Celebrating Carers Rights Day 2019: Transforming the lives of Carers with Carers Trust - in association with Pears Foundation

Pears Foundation have been supporting Carers Trust for over 15 years and are proud to have doubled our funding this year to boost the direct grants programme. Here, Trisha Thompson explains why this programme is so vital to supporting careers across the UK.