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...care sector recently underwent a serious reality check. A chronically underfunded system is “turning good people into bad carers”, claimed Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’s social care chief, following news that 150 complaints about elderly care are raised every day. In the same week the government announced it would delay the introduction of...

...care? is a free course which introduces and explains how literature reviews can support evidence-based practice in health and social care. A literature review can offer a systematic way in which to sift through information to produce relevant existing knowledge and discern knowledge gaps. This short course explores different examples of the use of literature reviews that...

...adult carers in England Young people aged 16 to 24 years who care for ill or disabled family members on an unpaid basis are known as ‘young adult carers’. The words used to describe carers may vary across South Asian communities, such as دیکھ بھال کرنے والے OR نگہداشت کرنے والے. There are over 215,000 young people in England (aged...

...adult carers balance study, work and family responsibilities while caring for loved ones – often with remarkable strength and determination. This article shares their dreams for the future, from higher education and careers to starting families and owning homes, and highlights the support that can help them achieve their goals...Click here for the Punjabi audio version...

...adult who is able to make decisions about their own care and wellbeing. In particular, it is for everyone who may have received a terminal diagnosis (which means they have a condition that cannot be cured and will in time likely lead to death), is receiving palliative care, or is approaching the end of their life. This is because the kinds of questions covered in advance...