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In a survey of 600 members of the screen industry, 74% of carers felt their caring responsibilities had a negative impact on their career. Of these, 86% were women.
The NDIS aims to help people with disability live more independently. It was hoped this would reduce carers' responsibilities and allow them more time to work. But evidence shows this hasn't happened.
The UK has one of the most developed palliative care services in the world, yet people still miss out.
While disability carers are employed to work part-time hours, they often have long work days with short periods of work interspersed with non-work periods.
Here are some tips if you are looking after someone who is nearing the end of their life.
Patient safety grabbed the attention when plans were mooted to move post-op people out of hospital and into private homes. But the project also moves important work into the shadows.
Medication usage has gone through the roof in the last decade.
A new study has for first time placed a dollar value on how much it would cost the government to replace those who unofficially care for family members with mental illness.
'Lay carers' could be given the power to administer pain medication to the terminally ill at home.
Parents of children who have complex healthcare needs often find their role as a mother or father is overwhelmed by all the clinical tasks they have to undertake.
The focus on reducing welfare dependency among young carers, parents and students may deter them from seeking any help.
The roll out of the NDIS means disability service providers and the people they employ are exposed to more market forces and this could result in protection for workers.
Women need to plan for a future where their career and personal finances will be significantly affected by caring for older relatives.
Caring takes time and resources so when it ends, many find themselves left behind.
The UK's palliative care is excellent - but that hasn't prevented scandals like the Liverpool Care Pathway and Mid-staffs.
A new report into progress made since the Winterbourne View abuse scandal says despite call for radical change, not much has been happening.
A group of 17 million voters is being ignored by the main parties. Why might that be?
If the 5.5 million unpaid carers didn't look after others – at the expense of careers and incomes – taxpayers would bear the costs, so as a community we should give carers a fairer deal in retirement.
Respect, value and support creates good carers but carers themselves can come with baggage that needs to be tackled.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow in Work & Employment Relations, RMIT University
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Professor, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Nursing, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Applied Social Science, Durham University
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Visiting Professor in Social Care, Buckinghamshire New University
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Associate Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Professor emeritus, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Psychology, Durham University
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Professor of Population Mental Health, The University of Queensland
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Associate Dean (Engagement and Innovation), University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sociology, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
