Carers Trust President, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, has launched a special new fund which aims to provide small grants to approximately 30,000 exhausted unpaid carers so they can take a much-needed break from the constant demands of their caring role.
Unpaid adult carers who are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, and are not known to be carers by the health and care system will be unable to book a vaccine on the National Booking System, instead they will have to approach their GP, according to the latest information.
Carers Trust are supporting the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Quality Standards for improving support for unpaid carers.
This information covers the process in England. On 20 February, NHS England wrote to local leaders in charge of the vaccination programme and set out how they should identify unpaid carers in this initial phase of vaccinating those in group 6.
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 responded to the joint Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee inquiry into lessons learnt from the Coronavirus crisis.
Carers Trust responded to the Health and Social Care Select Committee inquiry into workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care in light of the Coronavirus crisis.
At Carers Trust, we are delighted to work in partnership with companies who raise funds to support unpaid carers. Through the pandemic, we were impressed with our partners’ dedication and generosity, going above and beyond a traditional fundraising partnership.
The results of a new Carers Trust survey, published today, point to a steep decline in the mental health and wellbeing of the hundreds of thousands of young people across the UK who provide unpaid care at home for family members or friends.
Carers Trust is continuing to support unpaid carers and their families through the Coronavirus pandemic with deliveries of much-needed PPE.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today released data from a survey conducted in April 2020 looking at the impact of Coronavirus on people in the UK providing help or support to family, friends and neighbours.
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