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hollybunty.bsky.social @hollybunty.bsky.social · 10d

Poverty Penalty
"📙has shown that carers face disadvantages
with their pensions. Pensions Policy Institute research
found that carers are retiring with 80% of the UK
average pension income, while research by Phoenix
Insights found that nearly half of carers aged
60-65 have no private pension savings.

We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · 11d

New #CostOfCaring report out from @carers-uk.bsky.social

Yep it’s bloody bleak.

We so need a National Carers Strategy ⬇️

www.carersuk.org/media/mtvkqu...

www.carersuk.org

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 15d

Children, including those with developmental problems and disabilities, are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, which are putting their life chances at risk, according to a @nuffieldtrust.org.uk report.

Childrens' 'life chances at risk' due to unacceptable waits for community services

Children, including those with developmental problems and disabilities, are facing unacceptably long waits for NHS community services, which are putting their life chances at risk, according to a new…

www.gponline.com

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Carers Worldwide @carersworldwide.bsky.social · 22d

Unpaid family carers are the hidden workforce sustaining our health systems, communities & economies globally.

At #CarersWorldwide we’re reframing unpaid care as essential labour & ensuring unpaid carers get the recognition, respect & support they deserve 💜🧡

Read our interview with Katy Styles 👇🏽

Katy Styles, Founder of the We Care Campaign

We were very pleased to speak with Katy Styles, founder of the We Care Campaign and co-host of the podcast Care Fully Considered.

carersworldwide.org

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The King's Fund Library Service @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 23

Policy alert: Reducing waste, adding value, www.hfma.org.uk/publications...

Reducing waste, adding value

How can we reduce waste in the NHS? Clinical and finance leaders met to discuss at a roundtable run by the HFMA and Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

www.hfma.org.uk

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The King's Fund Library Service @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 23

Policy alert: Towards a new vision for social care: policy solutions for an ageing population, ilcuk.org.uk/new-vision-s...

Towards a new vision for social care: policy solutions for an ageing population - ILCUK

The UK is ageing fast. By 2040, nearly one in four people will be over 65, and one in seven will be over 75. At the same time, demand for care is soaring. The result is growing pressure on families, d...

ilcuk.org.uk

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The King's Fund Library Service @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 23

Policy alert: Who will care? How can we meet the scale of the care challenge?, www.ippr.org/articles/who...

Who will care?: How can we meet the scale of the care challenge? | IPPR

This paper traces the history around care transformation over the last century, and explores the ways in which the work of caring is undervalued and theref

www.ippr.org

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Sep 15

Great to hand in the “Give Carers A Break” petition with Carers Trust today.

Read about it below #ProtestFromHome

carers.org/news-and-med...

Carers’ petition demands Government gives carers the legal right to a break

carers.org

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Sep 2

💥 #TakeActionTuesday 💥

Parliament's back. let's remind MPs about Clinically Vulnerable people.

- keep covid boosters

This year only those aged 75 years or are living in a care home are eligible for a covid booster.

✍️ Sign the petition here

Petition: Fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people – keep covid boosters

'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care…

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Sep 3

➡️ Full round-up: buff.ly/fktntUE

Carers deserve to be visible, valued & treated fairly. 💜 3/3

Sign up to the weekly Edit here ▶️ bit.ly/sign-upWeCar...

Sign up to We Care Emails

Sign up to our action emails. Let us do the heavy lifting for you. You won't have to hunt around for carer content. We'll send an email full of campaign actions, news and resources with our own…

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Sep 3

"Why are unpaid carers stuck in a cycle of misery narratives?"

Join us as @minkaur5 and @SangeetaITV dig into the "Misery Olympics" and why it's time for a media makeover.

Episode 12 of "Care Fully Considered" is out now.

buff.ly/EKAhFBi

Listen on usual platforms

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The King's Fund Library Service @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social · Sep 4

Policy alert: LeDeR annual report: learning from lives and deaths: people with a learning disability and autistic people
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/2023-le...

2023 LeDeR report into avoidable and preventable deaths of people with learning disabilities

The 2023 “Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people” (LeDeR), which investigates deaths in UK adults with a learning disability in an effort to provide lea...

www.kcl.ac.uk

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Paul Ridley @paulridley5.bsky.social · Sep 4

Over half of unpaid carers need more support from NHS
www.healthcare-management.uk/half-unpaid-...

Over half of unpaid carers need more support from NHS

New figures from the Carers UK State of Caring Survey 2025 show a significant rise in the number of unpaid carers saying they need better support, from 42% in 2023....

www.healthcare-management.uk

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Carers Worldwide @carersworldwide.bsky.social · Aug 29

In our latest #HumansCare interview, we speak with Katy Styles, founder of @wecarecampaign.bsky.social about her journey from caring for her husband to becoming a national advocate for carers’ rights ✨

Read her inspiring story here 👇🏽

Katy Styles, Founder of the We Care Campaign

We were very pleased to speak with Katy Styles, founder of the We Care Campaign and co-host of the podcast Care Fully Considered.

carersworldwide.org

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Aug 25

“The Carer's Allowance Overpayments scandal has affected thousands of unpaid carers. We’re awaiting the independent review by Liz Sayce. Here’s what you need to know:

🎧 Anatomy of a Scandal with @patrickjbutler.bsky.social

buff.ly/i4kBpfF

#CarersAllowance #SayceReview
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Laura Barnes and Katy Styles Care Fully Considered

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Aug 25

If you only listen to one thing this week, make it our episode with @Patrickjbutler of the Guardian speaking about the Carers Allowance Overpayments Scandal.

Get ready for the Sayce Review out soon.

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Aug 8

✨ #FridayWins

Here’s what we’ve done this week with your support:

✅ Shared real carer stories
✅ Organised new podcast guests
✅ Had meetings with our funders

💌 Don’t miss this week’s Edit – it’s full of craftivism and actions:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-our-movement-6?source=direct_link&

I'm backing the UK's unpaid carers

We're building the biggest movement of unpaid carers, and the people who love them, the country's ever seen. Join us!

actionnetwork.org

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hollybunty.bsky.social @hollybunty.bsky.social · Jul 30

🏹Preventative early identification missing

"While a ‘quality markers’ approach has helped shine a light on good practice, implementation by general practices has been inconsistent.

A core reason for this is that collecting this information at practice level remains 🚨voluntary."

📗#RunningOnEmpty

Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · Jul 29

🆕 Comparing Census data with 13 million GP records, we've analysed how good general practices are at recording who is an unpaid carer in England.

#Carers from deprived areas and certain ethnic groups are much more likely to be missed by general practices.

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Jul 22

What's happening today?

It's all the stages of the Universal Credit Bill going through the Lords.

You can watch the Lords debate here buff.ly/UxuZZoB

This will happen after 2.30pm. We'll post here when it starts

Parliamentlive.tv

House of Lords

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Paul Ridley @paulridley5.bsky.social · Jul 22

'Caring for mum is a constant worry', says teenager www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Caring for mum is a constant worry', says Eastbourne teenager

A teenage carer is joining a virtual Parliament protest from home to call for more respite help.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paul Ridley @paulridley5.bsky.social · Jul 22

'Missed opportunity' - Radford mum and daughter found dead months after 999 call www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...

Mum and daughter found dead in their home months after 999 call

Alphonsine Leuga, 47, and Loraine Choulla, 18, likely died 'weeks to months' before their bodies were discovered

www.nottinghampost.com

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Jul 23

Why We End Every Email With Thanks 💌

Because you're not just a reader.
You're a part of this community.

Every action, every share, every signature it all counts.

So thank you.
(And yes, there’s a Take Action button too 😉)

#WeCare #Solidarity #CareCommunity

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Jul 24

Sign the petition on giving carers a right to a break here ⬇️

carers.org/news-and-med...

Sign the petition: Give unpaid carers the right to a break

Millions of unpaid carers need a legal right to a break. Sign our petition today and help carers get the support they deserve.

carers.org

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Jul 24

Can you spot your #ProtestFromHome placard?

Watch to see them all

Petition link in thread below 🧵

youtu.be/wlb1dmn5OfQ?...

What Would Carers Do If They Could Take a Break? | #ProtestFromHome 💛

YouTube video by Carers Trust

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dpacni.bsky.social @dpacni.bsky.social · Jul 5

If you live in Northern Ireland join NIPSA and us on Wednesday, 9th July from 12.30pm.

🎶 Say it loud, make it clear, UC cuts aren't welcome here .🎶

Erskine House
20-32 Chichester St.
Belfast
BT1 4GF

#WelfareNotWarfare #BinUCBill

Poster is Black and yellow with a picture of campaigners and the DPAC and NIPSA logos
Stop the UC cuts bill
Wednesday 9th July 12.30pm Erkine House, 20-32 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4GF
#WELFARENOTWARFARE

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We Care Campaign @wecarecampaign.bsky.social · Jul 2

Westminster Moves Fast — We Keep You Posted

Last week = 2 bill updates, 1 resignation, and 1 vote that could change lives.

Westminster’s pace is wild.

Our newsletter breaks it down — clearly, calmly, quickly.

Your shortcut to what really matters.

bit.ly/sign-upWeCar...

#WelfareBill

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