This report contains anonymous testimonials from doctors, patients,
and carers across the UK about their experiences of a country that is
getting sicker in the face of an economic crisis.
Read the report here.
Today’s resource is the hugely popular Mental Health Family Hour with Sam Tyrer (Change Talks) and Dave Cottrell (Mindset by Dave) and this episode is about young carers.
This survey found that carers lost, on average, 25 hours of support a month they previously had from services or family and friends before the pandemic. It also reveals that 72 per cent of carers have not had any breaks from their caring role at all. It calls on the UK government to provide £1.2 billion funding for unpaid carers’ breaks, so that those providing upwards of 50 hours of care are able to take time off for their own health and wellbeing.
Read the report here.
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
This year the focus is on coming together to Make Caring Visible and Valued.
Read more here.
Source- King’s Fund
(Information for shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19.)
COVID-19: guidance for the public on mental health and wellbeing – GOV.UK
(Advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.)
Coronavirus (COVID-19): admission and care of people in care homes – GOV.UK
(How to protect care home residents and staff during the coronavirus outbreak.)
Supported living services during coronavirus (COVID-19) – GOV.UK
(Guidance for providers of supported living settings.)
Guidelines that call for all healthcare providers to adopt eight best practice standards, encouraging them to:
Click here to view the guideline.
The State of Caring Survey is the UK’s most comprehensive research into the lives and experience of carers. This year over 7,500 current carers shared their experiences and helped inform our State of Caring 2019 report. Key findings include:
Click here to view the full report.
Barnardo’s, April 2019
This report finds that young Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children who care for ill or disabled relatives are more likely than other young carers to be isolated from support services. The concept of a young carer is unfamiliar to many BAME communities as helping your family and extended family is often expected and there is stigma within many BAME communities in acknowledging mental health and disability issues and in seeking support. The report makes recommendations including ensuring that allpatients who don’t speak English should have access to a translator instead of relying on children to translate for their family. The NHS should work with communities to tackle stigma around within BAME communities to reduce the stigma of mental illness, special needs and disability and improve access to services.
Click here to view the full report.
Carers UK, February 2019
The report finds that 2.6 million people in the UK have quit their job to care for a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill, with nearly half a million (468,000) leaving their job in the last two years alone. The report findings also show that more people are caring than previously thought, with almost 5 million workers now juggling their paid job with caring – a dramatic rise compared with Census 2011 figures of 3 million. The report recommends that employers support staff with caring responsibilities to stay in the workforce through flexible working arrangements and increased Carers’ leave.
Click here to view the full report.
