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Caring for someone – whether they are a partner, parent, child, friend, or neighbour –  can place a huge demand on your time, energy and emotions. Even when it feels important or necessary, it can also be draining. Over time, the constant pressure can take a real toll on your mental and physical wellbeing. If […]

Caring for someone you love can be deeply personal – a reflection of commitment, compassion, and loyalty. But that does not make it easy. Few people take on caring out of choice; it usually comes because someone you love needs you. You step up – often without much warning, and often without much help. In

Caring for someone can begin in many ways. It might build gradually, or happen suddenly due to illness, injury or age. However it starts, it is normal to feel unsure about what to do next – particularly when it comes to arranging care. You might be wondering: What help is available? Who do I speak

John Perryman, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Carers UK – 25/08/2022 Millions of people in the UK juggle their unpaid caring responsibilities with paid employment. Balancing work and care can be a real struggle – with many carers saying they are tired, stressed and struggling to manage their own physical and mental health having to

Matt Taylor, Technology Graduate, BT, and Committee Member of BT’s Carers Network – 21/04/2022  I became a full-time carer at the age of 10 when my mum’s disability started. My childhood was spent running a household, looking after my younger siblings, and caring for my mum. At that age I really didn’t consider that that

Katherine Wilson, Head of Employment, Carers UK – 27/07/2021  Research has shown that more flexible forms of working are here to stay. A YouGov survey published by Acas in June found that more than half (55%) of employers in England, Wales and Scotland expect an increase in staff working remotely or from home part of the week.  And

Matt Britnell, Metropolitan Police Service – 25/05/2021 I am a police officer with 20 years’ experience within the Met and, up until 6 years ago, I had been a front line copper. I served on a specialist public order unit, was authorised to carry firearms and led a team combating the drugs trade in the

Helen Walker, Chief Executive, Carers UK – 28/04/2021 At Carers UK we spend a lot of time helping you to support your employees with caring responsibilities and as you might expect, given the cause, many of our own staff have caring responsibilities – so do we walk the talk as well? And what have we

Hannah Usher, Harriet Brown and Amanda Lunan, PwC – 30/03/2021 Between the time of the first lockdown to now SPACE, our parents and carers network at PwC, has seen a 150% increase in membership numbers; many of these are carers who were looking for extra support. From people who’ve already been in a caring situation,