News & campaigns
Timely information
The right information at the right time can make a world
of difference. Over the past year more than a million carers
have visited our website for information, advice and support.
Richard Cross (right) used Carers
Week to distribute information
about caring at a Cancer Clinic
With your help, we’re creating a supportive community
where carers can share every question, feeling and
experience and find answers from people who’ve been there.
And we’re distributing information ever more widely
throughout workplaces, hospitals, local services – wherever
we can reach carers early into their caring role.
Take action now
Sign up to take information about caring to your local
hospital or to a faith group you’re part of.
By 2021, we want to be reaching two million people per
year with expert information and advice about caring.
Positive employers
While businesses are starting to wake up to the importance
of recognising the carers in their workforce, all too often a
lack of support and understanding makes it impossible to
combine work with caring.
Yvonne Taylor used Carers Week to
talk about caring with colleagues
who were quietly struggling to
cope with their caring roles.
Over the next five years, we can change this by building a
network of positive employers and campaigning for changes
such as paid care leave.
Take action now
Sign up to become a Workplace Champion
By 2021, we want a world where no one is forced to give
up work to care.
Members’ conference 2017
18 October, 2017, central London.
Our member conference is a great opportunity to get
involved in Carers UK’s five-year vision.
RSVP using the magazine cover letter or register online at
carersuk.org/memberconference17
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