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Inadequate support from health services is damaging life chances of UK’s carers

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The life chances of many of the 6.5 million people in the UK who care, unpaid, for a disabled, older or ill family member or friend, are being damaged by inadequate support from health services, according to new research launched this week for Carers Week 2016. Carers are key partners in managing the care needs of the people they look after. They also form a hugely significant group of patients who need particular support to look after their own health. Yet, despite this, full time carers are twice as likely to be in bad health as non-carers. The Carers Week

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