Laura Barnes
@ljb87
Communications and PR Lead -Europe and Americas @Wipro Accidental carer to my grandmother: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/my-blogs/ Views are my own.
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15-12-2015 11:42:15
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Huge excitement:) thank you for having me on Krupa Thakrar Padhy BBC Woman's Hour Carers UK #unpaidcarers We need more help, better funding, and understanding that we’re all either going to become unpaid carers, require the care or both!
Our latest #podcast episode is out! We spoke with Ruth Patil from Carers Worldwide on the commonality of care, no matter where it takes place in the world. Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/car… We Care Campaign
Latest blog in which I struggle with being seen as a kindness crusader: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/04/11/one… Yes I'm an #unpaidcarer, but it isn't my whole personality. Anyone relate? Carers UK We Care Campaign Carers Trust Age UK
When you're an #Unpaidcarer even leaving the house for a much-needed haircut is tricky and stressful: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/04/23/hai… Anyone relate? 👇#blog Carers UK Carers Trust We Care Campaign
Am I the only one baffled by this week's care worker visa crackdown news? Why this constant vilification of care?: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/05/14/not… Patrick Butler Dr Rachel Clarke Carers UK Carers Trust The Carer #unpaidcarers #carework
This #CarersWeek, I wanted to highlight the important work journalists do to help #unpaidcarers have a voice: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/06/09/her… Thank you Patrick Butler for your time and keep up the amazing work:) Josh Halliday Carers UK The Guardian Private Eye Magazine Katy Styles Carers Trust
Today’s #carersweek theme is ‘work and employment’. I wrote a blog for Policy & Practice Oxfam on having two more-than-full-time jobs #unpaidcarers Katy Styles Carers UK Patrick Butler Josh Halliday
I tried to make a list of I wanted in my life… the problem is as an #unpaidcarer I only have an existence: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/07/15/no-… Anyone relate? Carers Trust Carers UK Katy Styles Carers First We Care Campaign Carers Worldwide
I had to give a caring crash course recently- it made me realise how much #unpaidcarers do: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/07/25/car… Have I missed anything? Katy Styles Carers UK Carers Trust Carers Worldwide We Care Campaign
A bit of a different #blog this time, how does AI fit into an intrinsically human activity such as caring? numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/09/23/car… Luckily Ivana Bartoletti has some guidance on this! Carers UK Carers Trust Katy Styles We Care Campaign Carers Worldwide #unpaidcarers
Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’m speaking a different language to all the non-carer people in my life, any #unpaidcarers relate? numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/10/15/mis… Dr Siobhan O'Dwyer Katy Styles Carers UK Carers Trust
We have a very special guest for season two: Ed Davey! We talked about why care matters and the concept of radical honesty in politics. Well worth a listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/car… Katy Styles Liberal Democrats Carers UK Carers Trust
This sentiment feels relevant for everyone on a Friday, whether you’re an #UnpaidCarer or not: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2025/12/05/itl… Carers UK Carers Trust Katy Styles Carers Worldwide
Some reflections on how #unpaidcarers are vaults of knowledge… pity nobody listens to us: numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2026/01/19/no-… Carers Trust We Care Campaign Carers UK Carers Worldwide
The anxiety of going anywhere with the person you care for will resonate with a lot of #unpaidcarers I think : numbereighteeninthecorner.blog/2026/02/16/anx… Carers UK Carers Trust Katy Styles Carers Worldwide #blog