Topic: Carers Our work on unpaid carers and their role in health and care Content Type Viewing: Our work Our work Publications Blog posts Courses Multimedia Share this content Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Video 2017 GSK IMPACT Awards: Carers Leeds Carers Leeds provides services for unpaid carers who look after family, friends, or neighbours in Leeds. Blog A new and powerful relationship with patients Marcus Powell considers how, in a digital world, patients can embrace the opportunity to become partners and share in the decision-making that affects their care. Report Patients as partners: Building collaborative relationships among professionals, patients, carers and communities Our guide explores practical ways to develop collaborative relationships among health and care professionals, patients, carers and community partners. Video 2016 GSK IMPACT Awards: Carers in Hertfordshire Carers in Hertfordshire supports carers with information, problem solving and support. Article Dementia: a carer’s perspective We speak to writer Nicci Gerrard about her father's hospital care, and her campaign – John's Campaign – that calls for the families and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary. Video 2014 GSK IMPACT Awards: Gloucestershire Young Carers Gloucestershire Young Carers support young people caring for a family member who is ill, disabled, experiencing mental ill-health or affected by substance misuse. Video 2014 GSK IMPACT Awards: Amaze Based in Brighton, AMAZE offers information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special needs or disabilities. Video Julie Bailey: a carer's perspective on leadership in the NHS Julie Bailey, Founder, Cure the NHS, gave a poignant speech at The King's Fund's NHS Leadership Summit 2013. Report The Care Bill: Second reading in the House of Lords: Briefing The King's Fund welcome the Care Bill as a significant stepping stone to wider reform of care and support and the new duties on local authorities to promote wellbeing. Carers' stories As part of our paper on continuity of care for older hospital patients, we asked carers currently involved with a very old person with recent experience in hospital to tell us their stories. These three accounts show the impact that poorly co-ordinated inpatient care can have on older people and their families. Continuity of care: a granddaughter's story We asked carers currently involved with a very old person with recent experience in hospital to tell us their stories. Here we hear from a granddaughter. Continuity of care: a daughter's story As part of our paper on continuity of care for older hospital patients, we asked carers currently involved with a very old person with recent experience in hospital to tell us their stories. Here we hear from a daughter about her mother's care. Continuity of care: a wife's story We asked carers with recent experience of hospital care to tell us their stories. Here we hear from a wife about her husband's care. Audio Imelda Redmond: a better future for carers? Imelda Redmond OBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK, discusses what it's like being a carer. Audio Marianne Talbot: a personal account of caring Marianne Talbot gives a personal and moving account of the challenges she faced while caring for her mother. Article How assistive technologies are used by children and adolescents, their parents or carers We look at three types of technology: telephone, internet and videoconferencing, and consider how they could be used for or by children and adolescents across a variety of conditions. Blog Can we guarantee compassionate care? Can we guarantee patients compassionate care? Jocelyn Cornwell argues that while we can't currently guarantee this, we should be doing more to make it likely. Video 2008 GSK IMPACT Awards: PARC Essex PARC Essex is one of the winners of The King's Fund GSK IMPACT Awards 2008. The charity was set up to provide leisure activities for children with learning disabilities and respite breaks for their parents. Report Improving Services for Older People What are the issues for PCGs? This report provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging responsibilities of primary care groups (PCGs) in relation to the health of older people and carers. Course Leading collaboratively with patients and communities Our new leadership programme brings together clinicians, managers, patients and service users to learn how to build productive relationships, exploring how different roles and perspectives can be a constructive force for change. Got a question? Ask a librarianTopicPatient involvement: Our work on the role of patients and the public in health and care and service designTopicPatient experience: Our work on patients' experience of using health and care servicesTopicVoluntary and community sector: Our work on the role of the voluntary and community sector in health and care
Video 2017 GSK IMPACT Awards: Carers Leeds Carers Leeds provides services for unpaid carers who look after family, friends, or neighbours in Leeds.
Blog A new and powerful relationship with patients Marcus Powell considers how, in a digital world, patients can embrace the opportunity to become partners and share in the decision-making that affects their care.
Report Patients as partners: Building collaborative relationships among professionals, patients, carers and communities Our guide explores practical ways to develop collaborative relationships among health and care professionals, patients, carers and community partners.
Video 2016 GSK IMPACT Awards: Carers in Hertfordshire Carers in Hertfordshire supports carers with information, problem solving and support.
Article Dementia: a carer’s perspective We speak to writer Nicci Gerrard about her father's hospital care, and her campaign – John's Campaign – that calls for the families and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary.
Video 2014 GSK IMPACT Awards: Gloucestershire Young Carers Gloucestershire Young Carers support young people caring for a family member who is ill, disabled, experiencing mental ill-health or affected by substance misuse.
Video 2014 GSK IMPACT Awards: Amaze Based in Brighton, AMAZE offers information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special needs or disabilities.
Video Julie Bailey: a carer's perspective on leadership in the NHS Julie Bailey, Founder, Cure the NHS, gave a poignant speech at The King's Fund's NHS Leadership Summit 2013.
Report The Care Bill: Second reading in the House of Lords: Briefing The King's Fund welcome the Care Bill as a significant stepping stone to wider reform of care and support and the new duties on local authorities to promote wellbeing.
Carers' stories As part of our paper on continuity of care for older hospital patients, we asked carers currently involved with a very old person with recent experience in hospital to tell us their stories. These three accounts show the impact that poorly co-ordinated inpatient care can have on older people and their families.
Continuity of care: a granddaughter's story We asked carers currently involved with a very old person with recent experience in hospital to tell us their stories. Here we hear from a granddaughter.
Continuity of care: a daughter's story As part of our paper on continuity of care for older hospital patients, we asked carers currently involved with a very old person with recent experience in hospital to tell us their stories. Here we hear from a daughter about her mother's care.
Continuity of care: a wife's story We asked carers with recent experience of hospital care to tell us their stories. Here we hear from a wife about her husband's care.
Audio Imelda Redmond: a better future for carers? Imelda Redmond OBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK, discusses what it's like being a carer.
Audio Marianne Talbot: a personal account of caring Marianne Talbot gives a personal and moving account of the challenges she faced while caring for her mother.
Article How assistive technologies are used by children and adolescents, their parents or carers We look at three types of technology: telephone, internet and videoconferencing, and consider how they could be used for or by children and adolescents across a variety of conditions.
Blog Can we guarantee compassionate care? Can we guarantee patients compassionate care? Jocelyn Cornwell argues that while we can't currently guarantee this, we should be doing more to make it likely.
Video 2008 GSK IMPACT Awards: PARC Essex PARC Essex is one of the winners of The King's Fund GSK IMPACT Awards 2008. The charity was set up to provide leisure activities for children with learning disabilities and respite breaks for their parents.
Report Improving Services for Older People What are the issues for PCGs? This report provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging responsibilities of primary care groups (PCGs) in relation to the health of older people and carers.
Course Leading collaboratively with patients and communities Our new leadership programme brings together clinicians, managers, patients and service users to learn how to build productive relationships, exploring how different roles and perspectives can be a constructive force for change.
TopicPatient involvement: Our work on the role of patients and the public in health and care and service design
TopicVoluntary and community sector: Our work on the role of the voluntary and community sector in health and care
