Carers express concerns over new policy of ‘self-directed care’
8 May 2012 17:16 BST
Care providers from the public, private and voluntary sectors have all expressed “anxiety” about a “seismic shift” in the provision of care for vulnerable people, MSPs have heard.
New legislation could allow disabled people to buy their own alternatives to council-run social care.
However, Holyrood’s Health Committee on Tuesday heard concerns raised by some nurses as well as private and voluntary care providers who may need to deliver thousands of individually tailored care packages.
Britain’s army of unpaid carers ‘being pushed to breaking point’
New poll of carers reveals 60 per cent are suffering health problems and many are aged 60 or over
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Britain’s army of unpaid carers are isolated, depressed, physically exhausted and broke as they struggle to cope with caring for sick and disabled relatives without adequate support.
A poll carried out by the Carers Trust has revealed nearly 60 per cent of adult carers reported suffering mental health problems due to the strain of caring and juggling other responsibilities.
