Carers sacrificing own health to care for relatives

Helen Walker, chief executive, Carers UK

Unpaid carers are sacrificing their own health to prioritise care for relatives, which is putting added pressure on health and social care services. Carers are going without enough sleep or seeing a doctor because they cannot get a break from caring, according to national charity Carers UK. A survey of 1,041 people found one in…

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