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November 2009
Carers UK are delighted to announce new, world-class speakers including
Denis Gilhooly, Principal Adviser, United Nations Office for Partnership and Executive Director, Digital He@lth Initiative;
Paul Timmers, Head of Unit for ICT for Inclusion in the European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society & Media and Professor Heinz Wolff, Emeritus Professor of Bioengineering, Brunel University. read more
18 September 2009, Carers UK
How will the political parties approach care in the run up to a general election? Will it influence people's voting habits? Carers UK is shaping debate on the future of social care by hosting fringe events at the party conferences of the three main political parties. read more
30 September 2009, Carer UK
Health Secretary Andy Burnham MP today made a second major announcement which will affect carers when he pledged that hospital parking charges for in-patients in England will be phased out over the next three years. read more
8 June 2009, Carers UK
This week is Carers Week. Find out what's happening where you live. read more
8 June 2009, carersweek.org
Carers UK say urgent help is needed now to stop carers reaching breaking point, as a new survey for Carers Week shows carers are suffering breakdowns and extreme levels of stress read more
22 May 2009, Carers UK
Carers UK, supported by 8 major charities including Mencap, Rethink, Counsel and Care and the Alzheimer's Society, today launched a Carer Poverty Charter, calling upon the Government to set out an urgent timetable of action to improve carers' benefits and income. read more
Friday, 5th June 2009, Scotsman
SCOTTISH scientists are helping to unlock the silent world of children suffering from cerebral palsy and other serious disabilities where there are major barriers to communication. They have developed a software system to enable children who cannot speak to hold conversations. read more
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