Thank you to Centre for Care for their research and work with Carers UK and this great thread on my adjournment debate last night! #unpaidcarers

🗓️Save the date! Carers Rights Day is on Thursday 21 November 2024 this year. Our theme is Recognising your rights. Read more here: carersuk.org/news-and-campa…

Don't miss the premiere of "Homes Not Hospitals," a powerful film revealing the human rights violations faced by people with learning disabilities & autistic individuals in long-stay hospitals. @bild_tweets #HomesNotHospitals Join us on Oct 14, 12:30-14:00. Register for the

It's #PensionAwarenessWeek this week! We have lots of information and guidance available on our website for carers who are pension age 👉carersuk.org/help-and-advic…

Calling all those wanting some support to bring about evidence-informed change in adult social care (anywhere in the UK). See below for details of how to apply to host a future project with IMPACT. (Evidence = research & lived experience & practice knowledge)

Missed our recent Symposium hosted by our friends in Sydney UNSW Disability Innovation Institute ? Not to worry, you can watch the full recording and read the papers on our website: tinyurl.com/mu673nvw Jackie Leach Scully Professor Dan Goodley iHuman

Learn about a new approach to supporting care home residents at end of life at a workshop for care home & hospice staff- ➡️increase staff confidence to support residents ➡️strengthen inter-agency working Please share, RSVP to [email protected] Economic and Social Research Council

1.2 million unpaid carers across the UK are living in poverty. Emily Holzhausen CBE Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK featured on BBC Breakfast this morning alongside Howard Greenwood to discuss our new Carer Poverty report. Read the report: carersuk.org/reports/povert…

We’re pleased to see England’s 4.7 million unpaid carers recognised in Lord Darzi’s review, which calls for a fresh approach. Unpaid carers do not receive the support they need from the NHS despite providing vital care. Read Carers UK’s statement: carersuk.org/press-releases…

It's day two of our Summer School and we are joined by many of our researchers from around the UK. We start with a Theory Building workshop on the intersections of care/disability studies, led by Teppo Kröger from CoE AgeCare