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Carers are often “invisible” despite the fact that their work is difficult
Carers ‘need to look after themselves too’
Healthcare News
14/09/2011
One expert has warned that the deteriorating health of a carer could negatively impact on the individual they are looking after.
Family carers who look after their relatives so they do not have to find a care home should remember to take care of themselves, according to one author.
Rosie Staal, author of What Shall We Do With Mother? How to Manage When Your Elderly Parent is Dependent On You, said that if a carer is in bad health, this can have a negative impact on the individual they are looking after.
Police are probing a second suspected contamination incident at Stockport’s Stepping Hill Hospital
Stepping Hill: Police investigate contaminated milk
Police are probing a second suspected contamination incident at Stockport’s Stepping Hill Hospital after milk was found “spiked with bleach” on a ward.
However detectives said there was no evidence of a link to the sabotage of saline drips earlier this year.
The investigation into contaminated saline has been narrowed to focus on three deaths, police revealed earlier.
Elderly carers ‘need more support from GPs’
12 September 2011 Last updated at 00:06
There are thought to be six million carers in the UK. Many of them are over retirement age.
By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers says family doctors should offer older carers an annual health check, including screening for depression.
The charity says almost 70% of hundreds of older carers questioned in a survey said that their health was suffering because of their responsibilities.
