Helen Walker
Helen Walker, chief executive of Carers UK
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The relationship between carers and the NHS must be recalibrated
Supporting carers is not just about patients, it’s about recognising the caring roles of your own staff outside of work and in work, writes Helen Walker
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Unpaid carers’ rights are overlooked in hospital discharge
The discharge to assess model, rapidly extended during covid and still in place, has in many cases failed family members looking after loved ones at home, omitting carers from the discharge process, says Helen Walker of Carers UK.