Category Archives: Carers
Go on the internet – or lose access to government services, Francis Maude tells pensioners
3:51PM BST 10 Jun 2014
Elderly people will have to have to go on to the internet or risk losing access to key government services, Francis Maude has said
Elderly people will have to have to go on online or risk losing access to key government services, Francis Maude has said
The Cabinet Office minister said in the future most public services would only be available on the internet “because we think that is a better thing for people’s lives”.
The hidden army of carers
Some 6.5m people described themselves as carers in the last Census
10 June 2014 Last updated at 09:13
Nick Triggle Health correspondent
The state of the NHS and social care system is never far from the headlines.
There are 1.4m people working for the health service and a similar number staffing care homes and providing vital home help. But these figures are dwarfed by a hidden workforce – the UK’s army of carers.
Some 6.5m people identified themselves as carers in the last Census – that’s one in eight adults in the UK. Over the next 20 years that number is expected to grow to 9m.
Some of these people are just providing a few hours care a week for someone, but significant numbers are doing much more – and according to new research need greater help.
Five top tips for family carers revealed
Which? Elderly Care guide launched for Carers Week
10 June 2014
To support Carers Week, Which? Elderly Care published a new online guide to help family carers.
Our research shows that around 800,000 older people receive care in the UK at any one time and that about 80% of this is organised by family members – the carers who are the hidden backbone of the care system. To help carers plan their time, here are five top tips from our new online guide.
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