Eight in 10 carers would support paid leave right But the Carers UK State of Caring Survey 2024, supported by TSB Bank, found 78% of respondents said access to paid leave would better help them to balance their work commitments with looking after a family member, friend or neighbour. The r...
Section 17 of the Mental Health Act (1983) in England and Wales allows for temporary leave from hospital, from an hour in the hospital grounds to going home for a few days. However, carers are not always involved in decisions around statutory s.17 leave, even where ...
The current study made a range of changes to the TIBS-B, including a different response format and additional items to cover critical aspects of TIC theory. Like the TIBS-B, the current scale was designed to assess carer TIC beliefs, including all forms of child welfare (e.g., foster ...
The successful implementation of the Patient Care Race Equality Framework requires systematic changes across various domains, including recruitment, care delivery, patient and carer involvement, and community engagement. By involving staff from diverse areas of expertise, mental health trusts can effectively ...
Access to and use of such support services however, often depends on the geographical location of the service in relation to the carer (i.e., whether living in urban, regional, or remote areas), the carer’s ability to leave their family member to attend face-to-face sessions, and/or ...
“They help you leave your old life behind, manage the disease and change attitudes to better cope with change, thereby making a difficult life more worthwhile for both the patient and their family.” To read more of Linda and Richard’s stories, or for more information about the services ...
We take the burden off daily challenges through our employee benefits, so you can truly focus on caring. We support you to ensure you have a good work/life balance and in 2023 we introduced enhanced parental leave policies. We make it easier for you to care ...
"The Government and employers need to act fast. For years, unpaid carers have picked up the slack, but there's a real risk that this won't continue unless changes are made urgently." Play % buffered00:00 00:00 Mute SettingsPIPEnter fullscreen Play The UK Government needs to urgently ...
Once the working hours have been set, however, they also need them to stay that way (no last-minute changes to the schedule). In total, 70 percent of all workers surveyed considered flexibility to be important. Around 30 percent would like fixed working hours to enable better planning. ...
Due to demographic changes and a strained public sector operating in many countries globally, informal care is increasing. Currently, at least 1.3 million adults in Sweden regularly provide help, support and/or care to a family member/significant other. With no sign of an imminent decrease in th...