Our member Carers UK calls on employers to actively support carers ahead of November lockdown in England Employers with established policies in place to support staff with caring responsibilities have been better able to meet the changing needs of their…
Our colleagues from the European Center for Social Welfare policy and Research carried out a survey of 2,000 respondents aged 20-64 in Austria in June/July 2020 on the socioeconomic condition of informal carers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the…
A new report published by Carers UK shows that employers with established policies in place to support staff with caring responsibilities have been better able to meet the changing needs of their workforce during the pandemic. A survey of 114…
Our member Carers UK invites you to campaign with them for more support for unpaid carers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of carers have had to provide more care. It has left many exhausted and close to burning out…
To exploit the full potential of contact tracing and warning apps to break the chain of coronavirus infections across borders and save lives, the Commission, at the invitation by EU Member States, has set up an EU-wide system to ensure…
In a Policy Brief published last July, the WHO details 11 policy objectives and key action points to prevent and manage COVID-19 across long-term care. One of them is to “provide support for family and voluntary caregivers”, including carers of…
Vilans, one of our member organisations in the Netherlands, has mapped the government measures of eight countries to limit the spread of the corona virus and its consequences for long-term care. The aim is to learn from these measures and…
Carers Trust Scotland has conducted a survey of young carers (aged 12 to 17) and young adult carers (aged 18 to 25) in Scotland to find out how they have been impacted by Coronavirus. The findings are important and represent…
CLIC (Coping with Loneliness, Isolation and Covid-19) The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways, and it has been particularly challenging for people living with dementia and their families. To date, the impact on family carers is…
How Coronavirus is affecting young carers and young adult carers, and what they want you to do next Caring day and night without a break. Worrying about keeping the people they care for safe. Coping with a mental health condition…
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