Carers who look after relatives or friends are saving the nation £119bn a year, or almost as much as the entire cost of the NHS, according to the latest calculation by researchers.
Tag Archives: cerebral palsy
Carers save the country £119bn a year
Carers save the country £119bn a year
UK’s 6 million carers make ‘massive contribution’ to society but are struggling as services and benefits are cut
Sherry Pugh and Terry Nichols and their sons. William has cerebral palsy and needs round the clock care. They work alternate shifts, so someone is always there for William.
‘No one seems to care about the carers’
‘No one seems to care about the carers’
Sponsored by 
Care: Full-time carers, Freda and Albert Redfearn with their daughter Lorraine at their home in Bamber Bridge
Published on Friday 1 April 2011 11:50
A FAMILY of a severely disabled woman has blasted cuts to public spending and claim they will be left unable to cope.
