NEWS
‘SANDWICH CARING’ PLACING STRAIN ON UK CARERS, WARNS MACMILLAN CANCER
SUPPORT Around 110,000 people in the UK are caring for a parent with cancer, with 89%, working either full or part time, new research from Macmillan Cancer Support has shown.
The cancer charity has warned that there is too much pressure on UK
cancer carers, with YouGov figures showing the number of cancer carers has increased by 31% to almost 1.5million in the last five years.
The study has shown that 70% of cancer carers experience mental health problems as a result of caring, including stress, anxiety and depression, as well as physical health problems such exhaustion and insomnia.
Lynda Thomas, Chief Executive at Macmillan Cancer Support: “It’s saddening to hear of the growing strain on cancer carers. In extreme cases a person may have to dress, feed and take their parent to the toilet whilst also dealing with the school run, and a full-time job.
“Too often, this “sandwich generation” of carers find themselves pulled in every direction by a physically and emotionally draining juggling act that can cause their finances to come under pressure, their working lives to suffer and their own health to bear the brunt.”
DOH ANNOUNCE £816 MILLION INVESTMENT IN
HEALTH RESEARCH The Department of Health have announced £816million of new investment in NHS research, focusing on mental health, dementia and antimicrobial resistance.
Leading NHS clinicians and universities will be provided with new facilities and support services by the five-year funding package.
Mental health research will see funding increase to nearly £70 million, dementia to over £45 million, deafness and hearing problems will receive over £15 million and antimicrobial resistance research will rise to around £45 million.
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‘‘This new funding will enable clinical researchers to keep
pushing for medical breakthroughs’’
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “We are making sure the UK stays ahead of the game by laying the foundations for a new age of personalised medicine.
“We are supporting the great minds of the NHS to push the frontiers of medical science so that patients in this country continue to benefit from the very latest treatments and the highest standards of care.
“The funding has been awarded to 20 NHS and university partnerships
30% of ‘sandwich carers’ reported their income and/or household finances were affected because of their caring duties.
43% stated that their working lives were adversely impacted, whilst 55% reported that they were not receiving any additional support in spite of carrying out complex tasks over long periods of time.
Many do not see themselves as carers or do not know what support is available, meaning they often don’t receive appropriate support from health and social care professionals.
The research has shown that those caring for a parent with cancer take care of the individuals finances to washing and dressing them, while also looking after their own children.
The charity is urging cancer carers to get in touch to ensure no one has to cope alone.
www.macmillan.org.uk
across England through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Each of the 20 biomedical research centres will host the development of new, ground-breaking treatments, diagnostics, prevention and care for patients in a wide range of diseases like cancer and dementia.”
Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Chris Whitty said: “The future of NHS care depends on the science we do now. This new funding will enable clinical researchers to keep pushing for medical breakthroughs. The NIHR biomedical research centres announced today offer huge potential benefits for patients across the country.”
Each local partnership between the NHS and university which receive funding will be known as an NIHR biomedical research centre.
www.tomorrowscare.co.uk
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