💡 New research in JHE!
🕰️ Becoming a main carer cuts 9.6 hours off the workweek.
💑 If you're caring for a partner? That's 22.5 hours gone.
🚺 Late career women are hit hardest: often pushed out of work after health shocks.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
#EconSky #InformalCare #Women
🕰️ Becoming a main carer cuts 9.6 hours off the workweek.
💑 If you're caring for a partner? That's 22.5 hours gone.
🚺 Late career women are hit hardest: often pushed out of work after health shocks.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
#EconSky #InformalCare #Women
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
💡 New research in JHE!
🕰️ Becoming a main carer cuts 9.6 hours off the workweek.
💑 If you're caring for a partner? That's 22.5 hours gone.
🚺 Late career women are hit hardest: often pushed out of work after health shocks.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
#EconSky #InformalCare #Women
🕰️ Becoming a main carer cuts 9.6 hours off the workweek.
💑 If you're caring for a partner? That's 22.5 hours gone.
🚺 Late career women are hit hardest: often pushed out of work after health shocks.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...
#EconSky #InformalCare #Women
🔗 Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2411.10314
🎥 Debate replay (~16:30 mark): www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
#CareEconomy #InformalCare #SocialPolicy #DataScience #UKParliament
@leverhulme.ac.uk @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
🎥 Debate replay (~16:30 mark): www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
#CareEconomy #InformalCare #SocialPolicy #DataScience #UKParliament
@leverhulme.ac.uk @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Estimating the Cost of Informal Care with a Novel Two-Stage Approach to Individual Synthetic Control
Informal carers provide the majority of care for people living with challenges related to older age, long-term illness, or disability. However, the care they provide often results in a significant inc...
arxiv.org
May 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🔗 Full paper: arxiv.org/abs/2411.10314
🎥 Debate replay (~16:30 mark): www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
#CareEconomy #InformalCare #SocialPolicy #DataScience #UKParliament
@leverhulme.ac.uk @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
🎥 Debate replay (~16:30 mark): www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
#CareEconomy #InformalCare #SocialPolicy #DataScience #UKParliament
@leverhulme.ac.uk @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social
Read the report: equi.org.uk/publications/
#faithandcare #britishmuslims #informalcare #childrensservices #caresector #culturallycompetentcare #communitysupport
equi.org.uk
July 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Stay tuned for highlights from the discussion, and don’t forget to read our full report ➡️ equi.org.uk/publications/
#faithandcare #britishmuslims #informalcare #childrensservices #kinshipcare #communitysupport #equiresearch #socialjustice #fostercare #culturalsensitivity
#faithandcare #britishmuslims #informalcare #childrensservices #kinshipcare #communitysupport #equiresearch #socialjustice #fostercare #culturalsensitivity
equi.org.uk
June 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Stay tuned for highlights from the discussion, and don’t forget to read our full report ➡️ equi.org.uk/publications/
#faithandcare #britishmuslims #informalcare #childrensservices #kinshipcare #communitysupport #equiresearch #socialjustice #fostercare #culturalsensitivity
#faithandcare #britishmuslims #informalcare #childrensservices #kinshipcare #communitysupport #equiresearch #socialjustice #fostercare #culturalsensitivity
@ninacarberrymep.bsky.social mentioned #Alzheimers disease and the burden on families that provide #informalcare. This is a real topic that a policy strategy on ageing should better address! (poke @eurocarers.bsky.social )
January 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
@ninacarberrymep.bsky.social mentioned #Alzheimers disease and the burden on families that provide #informalcare. This is a real topic that a policy strategy on ageing should better address! (poke @eurocarers.bsky.social )
Join us for the next DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. #webinar! 📢
Details:
📅 12 March 2025
🕚 11.00 - 12.00 CET (12.00 - 13.00 EET)
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/d528UJ4w
ℹ️ More information about the event: lnkd.in/dEWEh6ns
#informalcare #care #informalcarers #oldermigrants
Details:
📅 12 March 2025
🕚 11.00 - 12.00 CET (12.00 - 13.00 EET)
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/d528UJ4w
ℹ️ More information about the event: lnkd.in/dEWEh6ns
#informalcare #care #informalcarers #oldermigrants
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Join us for the next DI.S.C.O.P.M.B. #webinar! 📢
Details:
📅 12 March 2025
🕚 11.00 - 12.00 CET (12.00 - 13.00 EET)
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/d528UJ4w
ℹ️ More information about the event: lnkd.in/dEWEh6ns
#informalcare #care #informalcarers #oldermigrants
Details:
📅 12 March 2025
🕚 11.00 - 12.00 CET (12.00 - 13.00 EET)
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/d528UJ4w
ℹ️ More information about the event: lnkd.in/dEWEh6ns
#informalcare #care #informalcarers #oldermigrants
🎧 Listen to our new podcast episode from Sarah Donnelly:
www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...
"Some [carers] didn't necessarily recognise the behaviours as harmful, they just saw it as secondary to that person's presenting health or social care needs..."
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare
www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...
"Some [carers] didn't necessarily recognise the behaviours as harmful, they just saw it as secondary to that person's presenting health or social care needs..."
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare
June 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
🎧 Listen to our new podcast episode from Sarah Donnelly:
www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...
"Some [carers] didn't necessarily recognise the behaviours as harmful, they just saw it as secondary to that person's presenting health or social care needs..."
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare
www.buzzsprout.com/1788148/epis...
"Some [carers] didn't necessarily recognise the behaviours as harmful, they just saw it as secondary to that person's presenting health or social care needs..."
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare
In this webinar, Ed will introduce a model of the young carer spectrum, highlighting the impacts of intense, manageable, and problematic caring roles, along with tiered support needs reflecting the group's diversity.
#InformalCare #YoungCarers #WelshResearch #SocialCare (2/3)
#InformalCare #YoungCarers #WelshResearch #SocialCare (2/3)
June 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
In this webinar, Ed will introduce a model of the young carer spectrum, highlighting the impacts of intense, manageable, and problematic caring roles, along with tiered support needs reflecting the group's diversity.
#InformalCare #YoungCarers #WelshResearch #SocialCare (2/3)
#InformalCare #YoungCarers #WelshResearch #SocialCare (2/3)
This Friday, 12pm - stay tuned for our new podcast episode! 🎧
"Who else from my friendship group can I turn to... and just have a vent about it? You can't, because nobody else is in this same situation."
Hear from Rose & Lorna about the informal kinship care of children 👇
#InformalCare
"Who else from my friendship group can I turn to... and just have a vent about it? You can't, because nobody else is in this same situation."
Hear from Rose & Lorna about the informal kinship care of children 👇
#InformalCare
June 17, 2026 at 11:15 AM
This Friday, 12pm - stay tuned for our new podcast episode! 🎧
"Who else from my friendship group can I turn to... and just have a vent about it? You can't, because nobody else is in this same situation."
Hear from Rose & Lorna about the informal kinship care of children 👇
#InformalCare
"Who else from my friendship group can I turn to... and just have a vent about it? You can't, because nobody else is in this same situation."
Hear from Rose & Lorna about the informal kinship care of children 👇
#InformalCare
Our second podcast from our conference series comes out this Friday! 🌸
In this episode we were joined by Rose, an informal carer, and Lorna Stabler, CASCADE researcher, to talk about informal kinship care of children and young people.
Have a listen to what's coming up 👇
#InformalCare #KinshipCare
In this episode we were joined by Rose, an informal carer, and Lorna Stabler, CASCADE researcher, to talk about informal kinship care of children and young people.
Have a listen to what's coming up 👇
#InformalCare #KinshipCare
June 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Our second podcast from our conference series comes out this Friday! 🌸
In this episode we were joined by Rose, an informal carer, and Lorna Stabler, CASCADE researcher, to talk about informal kinship care of children and young people.
Have a listen to what's coming up 👇
#InformalCare #KinshipCare
In this episode we were joined by Rose, an informal carer, and Lorna Stabler, CASCADE researcher, to talk about informal kinship care of children and young people.
Have a listen to what's coming up 👇
#InformalCare #KinshipCare
Tomorrow at 12pm 🎧
"For some, the term 'carer harm' didn't really resonate for them...[or] they were genuinely fearful about coming forward and opening up about their experiences."
- Sarah Donnelly on unintentional carer harms in Ireland.
Subscribe to be notified: buff.ly/QGrL1jb
#InformalCare
"For some, the term 'carer harm' didn't really resonate for them...[or] they were genuinely fearful about coming forward and opening up about their experiences."
- Sarah Donnelly on unintentional carer harms in Ireland.
Subscribe to be notified: buff.ly/QGrL1jb
#InformalCare
June 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Tomorrow at 12pm 🎧
"For some, the term 'carer harm' didn't really resonate for them...[or] they were genuinely fearful about coming forward and opening up about their experiences."
- Sarah Donnelly on unintentional carer harms in Ireland.
Subscribe to be notified: buff.ly/QGrL1jb
#InformalCare
"For some, the term 'carer harm' didn't really resonate for them...[or] they were genuinely fearful about coming forward and opening up about their experiences."
- Sarah Donnelly on unintentional carer harms in Ireland.
Subscribe to be notified: buff.ly/QGrL1jb
#InformalCare
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #AdultSocialCare #SocialWork #SocialCareResearch | @careresearchwales.bsky.social | @researchwales.bsky.social | @cascaderesearch.bsky.social |
June 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
TODAY at 1pm! 🚨
Last chance to sign up to our first conference webinar 👇
'Nearest Relatives Resources - Empowering carers in the mental health system' with Professor Judy Laing, Dr Kevin Stone and Dr Jeremy Dixon.
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b73115...
#InformalCare
Last chance to sign up to our first conference webinar 👇
'Nearest Relatives Resources - Empowering carers in the mental health system' with Professor Judy Laing, Dr Kevin Stone and Dr Jeremy Dixon.
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b73115...
#InformalCare
June 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
TODAY at 1pm! 🚨
Last chance to sign up to our first conference webinar 👇
'Nearest Relatives Resources - Empowering carers in the mental health system' with Professor Judy Laing, Dr Kevin Stone and Dr Jeremy Dixon.
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b73115...
#InformalCare
Last chance to sign up to our first conference webinar 👇
'Nearest Relatives Resources - Empowering carers in the mental health system' with Professor Judy Laing, Dr Kevin Stone and Dr Jeremy Dixon.
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b73115...
#InformalCare
It's the start of our summer conference on Informal Carers!
Watch this morning's opening address by Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust to hear about the upcoming conference activities and the importance of supporting informal carers across the board 👇
youtu.be/6mOtKLcwrho
#InformalCare
Watch this morning's opening address by Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust to hear about the upcoming conference activities and the importance of supporting informal carers across the board 👇
youtu.be/6mOtKLcwrho
#InformalCare
Informal Carers Conference - Opening Address from Kate Cubbage, Carers Trust | ExChange Wales
‘Informal’ carers are people who look after relatives, friends or others in an unpaid or unsupported capacity. They span the life course and include young carers, informal kinship carers of children…
youtu.be
June 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
It's the start of our summer conference on Informal Carers!
Watch this morning's opening address by Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust to hear about the upcoming conference activities and the importance of supporting informal carers across the board 👇
youtu.be/6mOtKLcwrho
#InformalCare
Watch this morning's opening address by Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust to hear about the upcoming conference activities and the importance of supporting informal carers across the board 👇
youtu.be/6mOtKLcwrho
#InformalCare
📣 Welcome to our summer conference on Informal Carers!
Tune in at 10am today to hear the opening address from Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust. ⬇️
buff.ly/z29IjcW
Find out more about the conference & sign up to conference events on our website: buff.ly/0RYQHEV
#SocialCare #InformalCare
Tune in at 10am today to hear the opening address from Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust. ⬇️
buff.ly/z29IjcW
Find out more about the conference & sign up to conference events on our website: buff.ly/0RYQHEV
#SocialCare #InformalCare
Informal Carers Conference - Opening Address from Kate Cubbage, Carers Trust | ExChange Wales
‘Informal’ carers are people who look after relatives, friends or others in an unpaid or unsupported capacity. They span the life course and include young carers, informal kinship carers of children…
youtu.be
June 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM
📣 Welcome to our summer conference on Informal Carers!
Tune in at 10am today to hear the opening address from Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust. ⬇️
buff.ly/z29IjcW
Find out more about the conference & sign up to conference events on our website: buff.ly/0RYQHEV
#SocialCare #InformalCare
Tune in at 10am today to hear the opening address from Kate Cubbage, Director of Carers Trust. ⬇️
buff.ly/z29IjcW
Find out more about the conference & sign up to conference events on our website: buff.ly/0RYQHEV
#SocialCare #InformalCare
WEBINAR: 'Raised by Relatives: The Experiences of Black and Asian Kinship Carers in England'
📆 Weds 24th June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Priya Tah
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/66d65f...
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #WelshResearch (1/2)
📆 Weds 24th June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Priya Tah
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/66d65f...
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #WelshResearch (1/2)
May 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
WEBINAR: 'Raised by Relatives: The Experiences of Black and Asian Kinship Carers in England'
📆 Weds 24th June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Priya Tah
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/66d65f...
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #WelshResearch (1/2)
📆 Weds 24th June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Priya Tah
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/66d65f...
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #WelshResearch (1/2)
WEBINAR: 'From problematic tasks to manageable roles: Supporting young carers as a large but diverse population'
📆 Monday 22nd June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Ed Janes
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b827c0...
#SocialCare #InformalCarers #InformalCare (1/2)
📆 Monday 22nd June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Ed Janes
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b827c0...
#SocialCare #InformalCarers #InformalCare (1/2)
May 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
WEBINAR: 'From problematic tasks to manageable roles: Supporting young carers as a large but diverse population'
📆 Monday 22nd June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Ed Janes
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b827c0...
#SocialCare #InformalCarers #InformalCare (1/2)
📆 Monday 22nd June 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Ed Janes
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b827c0...
#SocialCare #InformalCarers #InformalCare (1/2)
WEBINAR: 'Beyond the Breaking Point: Addressing the Civic Debt of Unpaid Care in Wales'
📆 Tues 16th June
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 BST
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Maria Cheshire-Allen
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/330cc3...
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare #SocialWork (1/2)
📆 Tues 16th June
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 BST
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Maria Cheshire-Allen
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/330cc3...
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare #SocialWork (1/2)
May 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM
WEBINAR: 'Beyond the Breaking Point: Addressing the Civic Debt of Unpaid Care in Wales'
📆 Tues 16th June
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 BST
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Maria Cheshire-Allen
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/330cc3...
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare #SocialWork (1/2)
📆 Tues 16th June
⏰ 12:00 - 13:00 BST
📍 Online, Teams
Presenter: Dr Maria Cheshire-Allen
Sign up: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/330cc3...
#InformalCare #InformalCarers #SocialCare #SocialWork (1/2)
JMIR Formative Res: Continued Implementation and Use of a Digital Informal Care Support Platform Before and After #covid19: Multimethod Study #DigitalCare #InformalCare #COVID19 #HealthTech #CareCollaboration
Continued Implementation and Use of a Digital Informal Care Support Platform Before and After #covid19: Multimethod Study
Background: With the growing need of support for informal caregivers and care recipients during #covid19, the uptake of digital care collaboration platforms such as Caren increased. Caren is a platform designed to (a) improve communication and…
dlvr.it
December 31, 2024 at 8:52 PM
JMIR Formative Res: Continued Implementation and Use of a Digital Informal Care Support Platform Before and After #covid19: Multimethod Study #DigitalCare #InformalCare #COVID19 #HealthTech #CareCollaboration
Northern women forced to provide £10bn in unpaid care a year due to hole in NHS provision | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/unpaid-care-northern-women-more-b2605758.html
#nhs
#nhscrisis
#carers
#UnpaidCarers
#familycarers
#healthequitynorth
#informalcare […]
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/unpaid-care-northern-women-more-b2605758.html
#nhs
#nhscrisis
#carers
#UnpaidCarers
#familycarers
#healthequitynorth
#informalcare […]
Original post on leftist.network
leftist.network
September 3, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Northern women forced to provide £10bn in unpaid care a year due to hole in NHS provision | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/unpaid-care-northern-women-more-b2605758.html
#nhs
#nhscrisis
#carers
#UnpaidCarers
#familycarers
#healthequitynorth
#informalcare […]
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/unpaid-care-northern-women-more-b2605758.html
#nhs
#nhscrisis
#carers
#UnpaidCarers
#familycarers
#healthequitynorth
#informalcare […]