Today is Young Carers Awareness Day, an annual event led and organised by Carers Trust. The day aims to raise awareness of the pressures experienced by young carers – children who need to look after someone in their family, or a friend, who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs or alcohol. To mark the day, …
The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) has been working alongside the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Association of Directors of Adult Social Care (ADASS) and others to assess levels of confidence among care providers and encouraging planning and preparation. Government communications, which are designed to ensure that all employers - as well as all …
In the second year of the Carers Action Plan, we remain committed to supporting all unpaid carers to provide care as they would wish and in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing throughout their lives and in whatever circumstances.
The Care Provider Alliances CEO Des Kelly returns with his latest assessment of Brexit planning in the care and support sector.
Last month, our Minister for Care Caroline Dinenage attended the launch of Carer Confident in Westminster, a new employer benchmarking scheme designed to help businesses of all shapes and sizes create more carer-supportive workplaces for their staff. Funded by the …