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Carers, employment and services
— time for a new social contract? | | Author(s) | Sue Yeandle, Lisa Buckner |
| Corporate Author | University of Leeds; Carers UK |
| Publisher | Carers UK, London, 2007 |
| Pages | 34 pp (Carers, Employment and Services report series, no 6); in pack of 6 report |
| Source | Carers UK, 32-36 Loman Street, Southwark, London SE1 0EE. E-mail: mark.murphy@carersuk.org Download from website: http://www.acecarers.org.uk/Resources/PracticalRes... |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Employees ; Needs [elderly] ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | This is one of a series of studies arising from the Carers, Employment and Services (CES) study conducted in 2007-7 at the University of Leeds, commissioned by Carers UK, lead partner in the Action for Carers and Employment partnership. The study was part-funded under the European Social Fund (ESF) EQUAL Community Initiative Programme. The findings reported are based on 1909 responses to a national survey targeting carers of working age, and 134 face-to-face interviews with carers aged 25-64 living in ten localities in England, Wales and Scotland. This report draws together the findings of the other five reports, to set out a new vision for carers for the 21st century. It highlights the implications of the study findings for the future policy agenda on cares of working age, setting out the rationale for developing better support for this group of carers at both local and national levels. The report calls for a "new social contract" between government, publicly funded agencies, employers, families and individuals that recognises the mutual obligations and expectations about providing and receiving care. Specifically, it makes recommendations relating to carers' health, economic and financial security, social inclusion and equal rights. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080226007 B |
| Classmark | P6: WK: IK: 3F |
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