Carers Trust responds to Health Secretary's new carers' strategy
Responding to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunts announcement of a new carers strategy, Gail Scott-Spicer, chief executive of Carers Trust, said:
“The Secretary of State’s announcement of a new carers’ strategy is a positive step towards showing the government’s commitment to the millions of unpaid carers in England looking after their sick or disabled family and friends. Carers Trust looks forward to working with the government to develop this.
“Families and communities depend on unpaid carers and so it is crucial that carers too are supported. However, we also know carers depend on high quality local services funded by their local authority. Social care funding is under more pressure than ever, so this also needs to be a priority for the government.
“Supporting carers is crucial and unless more money is invested in social care, other steps forward will only be a small part of the solution.”
