Carers UK: Third of unpaid carers would use a break from caring to see the doctor

Carers UK have released a report on breaks provision for unpaid carers.

Findings include:

• Freedom of Information request reveals unpaid carers seeking replacement care for loved ones subjected to a postcode lottery;
• Hundreds of thousands of carers going without enough sleep or seeing a doctor;
• Give carers a break if we truly want to improve our social care system.

Unpaid carers are unable to see a doctor because they can’t get a break from caring, according to damning new figures published by national charity Carers UK.

To find out more and to download the report, please visit https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/press-releases/third-of-unpaid-carers-would-use-a-break-from-caring-to-see-the-doctor.