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Keeping it in the family
28 April 2008
Approximately one million children live with a parent who is dependent on alcohol, according to a report published during Alcohol Awareness Week in April by Alcohol Concern and The Princess Royal Trust...
Counting carers
15 April 2008
After pressure from carers and carers charities, this month has brought some important steps forward in the campaign to ensure that carers are counted in the next census. Carers were included for the...
Life with Parkinson's: many carers lack support
7 April 2008
Launching Parkinson's Awareness week, the Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) has published the results of the largest ever survey of people with Parkinson's and their carers. The research is based on...
CSIP report on High Impact Changes for Health and Social Care
24 March 2008
In March 2008, David Behan, Director General of Social Care launched the Care Services Improvement Partnership’s (CSIP) publication on the High Impact Changes for Health and Social Care. This is a collection...
Government pledge to stop benefit cuts for working carers
3 March 2008
The government has announced plans to make it easier for people caring for elderly relatives to stay in employment, by ensuring they no longer lose their benefits. Currently carers are entitled to an...
Carers Week 2008
19 February 2008
Carers Week 2008 will take place from 9 - 15 June with the theme: 'Carers can't afford to be ill'. During the fourteenth annual Carers Week, we are aiming to highlight the effect caring can have on...
Too young to care - not old enough for help?
12 February 2008
Widespread recognition of the needs and issues surrounding young mental health carers and their parents is still not here. Sometimes it is difficult to understand how this issue has not been solved...
Carer's discrimination case gains ground in European Court
31 January 2008
In a case which has implications for the employment rights for all carers, today the European Court of Justice ruled that a carer could suffer discrimination 'by association'. Sharon Coleman, who cares...
Social care rules inconsistent and unfair to carers
29 January 2008
The Government has announced a fundamental review of social care eligibility rules for disabled and older people, following the release today of a report by the Commission for Social Care Inspection...
Preventing health crisis for carers: Scottish pilot project announced
28 January 2008
A £1 million donation to The Princess Royal Trust for Carers is to be used to fund a two year pilot project to reduce waiting times for hospital discharge and to prevent emergency readmissions to hospital...