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COVID-19 and UK family carers: policy implications

Background: Informal (unpaid) carers are an integral part of all societies and the health and social care systems in the UK depend on them. Despite the valuable contributions and key worker status of informal carers, their lived experiences, wellbeing, and needs have been neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: In this Health Policy, we bring together a broad range of clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience as informal carers to share their thoughts on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK carers, many of whom have felt abandoned as services closed. Discussion: We focus on the carers of children and young people and adults and older adults with mental health diagnoses, and carers of people with intellectual disability or neurodevelopmental conditions across different care settings over the lifespan. Conclusion: We provide policy recommendations with the aim of improving outcomes for all carers. 

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Key Information

Type of Reference
Jour
Type of Work
Opinion
Publisher
Science Direct
ISBN/ISSN
22150366
Publication Year
2021
Issue Number
10
Journal Titles
The Lancet Psychiatry
Volume Number
8
Start Page
929
End Page
936