About six million people in the UK provide unpaid care for a relative, friend or neighbour in need of support. The lives of carers are varied, but many people share similar concerns and experiences.

A city council must improve residents' access to adult social care and support, inspectors have said. Care Quality Commission ...

Almost two-thirds of people who care for disabled children have not been offered an assessment of their needs, according to a new report. Gillian Baranski of Care Inspectorate Wales called it ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

Carers having a carer's assessment are given the opportunity to discuss what matters most to them, including their own health, wellbeing and social care needs, and work, education, or training. A ...

Inspectors said they found more than 1,400 people waiting for a care assessments A health watchdog has said adult social care services in Derby require improvement. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) ...

From the May 2015 issue of our magazine, Sam Cox, Legal and Welfare Rights Knowledge Officer, looks at how a carer can have a needs assessment of their own. 'My wife has dementia and decided she ...