Many students balance their studies with the demanding role of informal carers, providing support to loved ones affected by illness, disability, mental health issues, ageing, or addiction. While many find this role meaningful, the lack of visibility often leaves them…
The 10th annual meeting of Eurocarers’ Research Working Group (ERWG) took place on 11–12 November 2024 in Gran Canaria, Spain, co-hosted by our colleagues from ACUFADE. This year, the meeting attracted 25 participants from 16 organisations across 12 countries, reflecting…
“Collaboration for Care” was a knowledge exchange project which ran for seven months until April 2024. A range of partners working to improve support to informal carers in Scotland, Wales and the EU (under the umbrella of Eurocarers) wanted to…
On the 16th and 17th of April the Eurocarers team flew to Prague to attend the annual meeting of the Eldicare 2.0 consortium – the first occasion for partners to meet in-person since the project kick-off in Athens last July…
Carers’ Organisations and their Impact: the creation of a global movement by Sue Yeandle (University of Sheffield, UK) Please share your organisation’s story for this new book, forthcoming from The Policy Press. Sue Yeandle says: “For many years, around the…
Submit your new article to a Special Issue of the journal 'Healthcare' which is being edited by Professor Saul Becker of Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, on 'Young Carers: Prevention, Intervention, Services and Outcomes—What Works?' In this Special Issue, submissions are…
The partners of the project EOLinPLACE just released their paper “Patient and family preferences about place of end-of-life care and death: an umbrella review", in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management: https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(24)00016-2/fulltext. See HERE additional dissemination materials about this review on…
We are delighted to announce the inaugural workshop of our network Quantitative Analysis and Research Network for Care (QAR-Net Care), entitled “Bridging Care Gaps: Exploring Impact on Lives and Societies” organised by the University of Sheffield and the ESRC Centre…
Dementia, a syndrome that affects millions of people worldwide, puts a strain not only on the older people affected, but also on their carers and dementia care professionals. People with a progressive brain disease may experience difficulties with remembering things,…
On the 7 and 8 February, Eurocarers participated in the first consortium meeting of the newly funded Horizon European project WELL CARE. WELL CARE is a transdisciplinary and participative project in which informal and professional carers, researchers, NGOs together with…
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