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...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...

...care?, will focus on digital health and social care technologies. It will explore the different types of technologies that exist in health and social care and the advantages and disadvantages associated with each of them. It will also focus on policies and digital innovations in different parts of the UK...This free course, What do we mean by digital health and social...

...caring for an aging population? The OU's Janette Rutterford explores a way forward...[An older person] We're getting older - how do we cover the costs? Branding it a “dementia tax” was inspired – opponents of the Conservative Party’s election manifesto railed against its fundamentally unfair proposals for dealing with the social care costs of increasing numbers of...

...care before introducing you to some of the top inexpensive and time-effective ways that you can introduce self-care practices into your life...Find out about The Open University's Health and Wellbeing courses Self-care is a concept that has been gaining further momentum over the past decade. However, it is a term that has gained new meaning in 2020; a year in which the...

...care'...According to the Director of the UK’s Royal Horticultural Society: Britain is suffering from a “lost generation of gardeners” in their twenties, thirties and forties because their baby-boomer parents did not bother to teach them… Gardens owned by people in this age group [are] likely either to be neglected or treated as “outdoor living rooms”, with...