Families are the biggest providers of care, yet carers can find themselves cut out of decision-making and bounced between different bureaucracies Caring is a fact of life. Whether a partner falls ill, or a parent needs support as they grow older, or a child is born with a disability – it will affect us all at some point. At times like these, families pull together to support each other. But too often they find that the services there to support them don't do the same. If you care for someone and they need support, you don't really care whether it is the NHS, a local council or nearby mental...
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