Working to support the UK’s 11 million unpaid carers. Co-Founder @Mobilisecare
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It's #CarersRightsDay.
We've teamed up with @CarersTrust on a report, "Pushed From Pillar to Post," highlighting the realities carers have accessing our rights.
It includes powerful quotes and crowd-sourced recommendations.
Read it here bit.ly/CarersRightsReport
ALT Photo of Parliament Carers Rights Day 91% of carers said the Government is not doing enough to make sure carers can access their rights
Thanks @UKTNofficial for the chance to talk about some of the things that help @MobiliseCare tackle our ‘unsexy problem that really matters’
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There were an estimated 1.4m sandwich carers in the UK, 2021 to 2023 caring for sick, disabled, or older adult relatives and dependent children. Of these:
• 61% were female
• 51% were aged 45 to 64 years
• 26% provided care for 20+ hours a week
➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
ALT Sandwich carers, UK: January 2021 to May 2023. An analysis of sandwich carers and different aspects of their lives, such as finances, food insecurity, employment, satisfaction and health, using data from the Understanding Society study. Read our new release.
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A few early thoughts on #Budget24 and #socialcare.
1. The headline figure of £600m extra (for children's and adults) is less than the £1.1bn the Chancellor saved by scrapping social care reform shortly after coming to power.
Some key developments from @RachelReevesMP on Carers Allowance. Kudos to @CarersUK, @HolzhausenEmily, @JoshHalliday and @EdwardJDavey for their campaigning on this key issue. 🧵
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This is a well researched and refreshingly balanced article on resilience in the context of unpaid carers. Well worth a read, particularly if you are a resilience-critic @SBourneCoach @MobiliseCare
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Oh wow, wow, wow. Now *this* is how to shift public attitudes to dementia. Congrats @NHSScotland 👏👏youtube.com/watch?v=82cLVZao…
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White paper proposes solutions to fix social care healthinvestor.co.uk/white-p… @BirdieCare @Max_Parmentier @rachaelacrook @homeinstead @MartinHI_UK @NHSEngland @CareQualityComm @AbbotsCareLtd @camilleleavold @RightatHomeUK @LucyGCampbell @MobiliseCare @Jimmytee @LogmyCare
James Townsend retweeted
Some excellent advice for #UnpaidCarers struggling with suicidal thoughts, from @MobiliseCare.
mobiliseonline.co.uk/overloo…
#SuicidePrevention
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Very interesting to touch base with @MobiliseCare
who work with @gateshead council to provide online support for caregivers in the area.
Caregivers are unsung heroes at the heart of our communities. Really hope that this is a useful tool.
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@MobiliseCare provides a digital platform to support unpaid carers. It's reached agreement with @NEADASS for the largest roll out so far among 13 councils in North East England ukauthority.com/articles/nor… #localgov #socialcare
VERY excited to be extending @MobiliseCare’s support for #carers to 3m+ people across the North East and North Cumbria.
We’re working alongside some fab carers centres to boost capacity for carer support across the region.
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James Townsend retweeted
Caring for others is probably the highest expression of humanity but it can come at considerable cost to the carer & families
Carers need more than just warm words, they need real and substantive support.
This #CarersWeek2024 let’s all do our bit to put #carers on the map.
Thanks @cazzatalkmartin for having me on @BBCGlos to talk about caring for my mum, and launching @MobiliseCare. So great to have #carers on the agenda
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All things poo and wee (natural things we all do 😉)... Read tips from our community on dealing with "shituations". 🚽 From how to help our loved ones maintain their dignity to finding the right products. mobiliseonline.co.uk/post/th…
#UnpaidCarers #Incontinence
James Townsend retweeted
It’s on!
General election called for 4th July by Prime Minister tonight.
Here are 3 things you can do as a carer right now ⬇️ 🧵
1. Make sure you are registered to vote 🗳️ gov.uk/register-to-vote
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If you only read one story on the @DWPgovuk #CarersAllowance scandal, read this one.
Most cases aren’t subject to independent review, but when they are… SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT are thrown out because there’s no evidence of carer wrongdoing.
theguardian.com/society/2024… #UnpaidCarers
