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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 https://t.co/0jT57ElIPm

Thanks @UKTNofficial for the chance to talk about some of the things that help @MobiliseCare tackle our ‘unsexy problem that really matters’ https://t.co/If3STrVfeL

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 ➡️ https://t.co/zBwOENhZkB

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. 🧵

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 https://t.co/Op3mf02AXK

Looking forward to today’s consultation on the National Care Service - thanks to @scotgov for the invite and @gsc1 for hosting

Oh wow, wow, wow. Now *this* is how to shift public attitudes to dementia. Congrats @NHSScotland 👏👏 https://t.co/pFVW8duAn3

White paper proposes solutions to fix social care https://t.co/OXHfl630kG @BirdieCare @Max_Parmentier @rachaelacrook @homeinstead @MartinHI_UK @NHSEngland @CareQualityComm @AbbotsCareLtd @camilleleavold @RightatHomeUK @LucyGCampbell @MobiliseCare @Jimmytee @LogmyCare

Some excellent advice for #UnpaidCarers struggling with suicidal thoughts, from @MobiliseCare. https://t.co/knq8pOQtAw #SuicidePrevention

A new government tackling growing and changing care needs needs new ideas. Almost 1 million more of us will be caring by 2035, 400k for 10+ hours a week. Today we set out the scale of the challenge and the first step to tackle it (1/ https://t.co/3HlZujZwez

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. https://t.co/tno9i0J02z

@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 https://t.co/4G01zunMie #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. https://t.co/juv854kZzB

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

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. https://t.co/HgudkcZhmz #UnpaidCarers #Incontinence

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 🗳️

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. https://t.co/OA5e3BvbWl #UnpaidCarers