Inclusion Health and Inequality Groups:

Carers

A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.  

Unpaid carers who provide high levels of care for sick, or disabled relatives and friends, are more than twice as likely to suffer from poor health compared to people without caring responsibilities, with nearly 21 percent of carers providing over 50 hours of care, in poor health compared to nearly 11 percent of the non-carer population. Caring responsibilities can have an adverse impact on the physical and mental health, education and employment potential of those who care, which can result in significantly poorer health and quality of life outcomes. 

Useful Resources

  • Adult Social Care Analytical Hub (NHS Digital)

    The Adult Social Care Analytical Hub contains home pages for each of the social care publications. Each homepage has links to that publication’s Power BI interactive report, web publications and guidance.

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    Data and Analysis
  • Carers – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) resources

    All NICE products on carers. Includes any guidance and quality standards.

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    Guidance and Best Practice
  • Carers Trust Resources

    Carers Trust is a website that offers a wide range of resources and information for anyone who works with carers.

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    Website of resources
  • Unpaid care, England and Wales: Census 2021 (Office for National Statistics, 2023)

    A summary of the latest statistics on unpaid carers and how many hours of care they provide in a typical week, based on Census 2021 data. Ths includes an interactive map showing how levels of unpaid care (aged-standardised) varies across local authorities in England.

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    Data and Analysis
  • Unpaid care by age, sex and deprivation, England (Office for National Statistics, 2023)

    The dataset contains unpaid care by age, sex, and deprivation in England based on census 2021 data.

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    Data and Analysis
  • Beyond Pockets of Excellence: Integrated Care Systems for Inclusion Health (Inclusion Health Network)

    This report is intended for local and national policy makers and commissioners with an interest in improved outcomes for Inclusion Health populations. It presents lessons from a collaborative ICS learning network co-curated by Pathway, Groundswell and The King’s Fund over six months in late 2022 and early 2023.

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    Guidance and Best Practice
  • Adult Social Care Survey, England 2020-21 (NHS Digital)

    This report contains findings from the Adult Social Care Survey 2020-21 (ASCS). The national survey takes place every year and is conducted by Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs).

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    Data and Analysis

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  • Adult Social Care Analytical Hub (NHS Digital)

    The Adult Social Care Analytical Hub contains home pages for each of the social care publications. Each homepage has links to that publication’s Power BI interactive report, web publications and guidance.

    View resource
    Data and Analysis
  • Carers – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) resources

    All NICE products on carers. Includes any guidance and quality standards.

    View resource
    Guidance and Best Practice
  • Carers Trust Resources

    Carers Trust is a website that offers a wide range of resources and information for anyone who works with carers.

    View resource
    Website of resources
  • Unpaid care, England and Wales: Census 2021 (Office for National Statistics, 2023)

    A summary of the latest statistics on unpaid carers and how many hours of care they provide in a typical week, based on Census 2021 data. Ths includes an interactive map showing how levels of unpaid care (aged-standardised) varies across local authorities in England.

    View resource
    Data and Analysis
  • Unpaid care by age, sex and deprivation, England (Office for National Statistics, 2023)

    The dataset contains unpaid care by age, sex, and deprivation in England based on census 2021 data.

    View resource
    Data and Analysis
  • Beyond Pockets of Excellence: Integrated Care Systems for Inclusion Health (Inclusion Health Network)

    This report is intended for local and national policy makers and commissioners with an interest in improved outcomes for Inclusion Health populations. It presents lessons from a collaborative ICS learning network co-curated by Pathway, Groundswell and The King’s Fund over six months in late 2022 and early 2023.

    View resource
    Guidance and Best Practice
  • Adult Social Care Survey, England 2020-21 (NHS Digital)

    This report contains findings from the Adult Social Care Survey 2020-21 (ASCS). The national survey takes place every year and is conducted by Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs).

    View resource
    Data and Analysis

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Currently no resources for this region

Currently no resources for this region