Carers are often unaware of the support available to them. If a Carer knows where to get information and support, they are more likely to seek advice in advance of a future crisis.
Caring can be difficult. It can limit opportunities. For example, many carers adjust their working lives, with some reducing hours or missing career progression to maintain support for family members. Carers are also not exempt from their own health concerns and day-to-day worries.
Access to the right support makes a clear difference. Breaks, flexible working, and practical services help carers maintain balance, stay in work, and protect their wellbeing.
With continued recognition and accessible support, unpaid carers can sustain both their own wellbeing, employment and the essential care they provide.
As an employer, should you have any questions on how you can support Carers in your organisation, please contact us on 01652 650585.
Supporting Carers not only supports them. It also reduces admission and readmission of the cared for person into hospital, and significantly delays the need for the person being cared for to go into residential care.
GPs, Healthcare Professionals and other services and organisations are the people most likely to come into contact with a Carer. Carers have the health of the person they care for to manage as well as their own. It’s easy to refer a carer, simply click here
For more information about these statistics or to read the full report, please click on the link below:
Carers’ Week 2022 Report
Impact of Caring
Many carers balance work, finances, and wellbeing alongside their caring role, which can create sustained pressure over time. As a result, some carers experience reduced health and wellbeing, with one in five reporting poor physical health and nearly a third reporting poor mental health.
More information about these statistics and the full reports can be found here:
WPI Economics Report 2024
UK State of Caring Report 2022
Carers UK and Jo Cox Research Report 2021
Employers
As an employer you can support your employees who are Carers in many different ways. We can provide free Carer Awareness Training or give a talk at one of your team meetings. Contact us now
Did you know that 5 million people in the UK are juggling caring responsibilities with work – that’s 1 in 7 of the workforce?
However, the significant demands of caring mean that 600 people give up work every day to care for an older or disabled relative.
More information to support you as an employer can be found here:
Carers UK Professionals
Informal carers’ employment rights and support
More information about the statistics above can be found here:
Gov.co.uk – Survey of Employees and Self-employed workers 2026
UK State of Caring Report 2022
Free Carer Awareness Training
We can deliver these sessions virtually or in person. The aims are:
- Improve staff awareness of Carers and their particular challenges
- To improve Carers’ health and wellbeing by being identified promptly
- Ensure Carers are recognised as expert partners
- Inform professionals and staff about the support and services available to Carers
This is an opportunity to access invaluable training and continued professional development. Training can be delivered to individuals, groups, whole organisations or departments and, importantly, at a time that suits you. Contact us to find our more about Carer Awareness Training
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