Useful site

The Care Workers Charity provides a range of support, inclduing several grants the crisis grant, Covid-19 grant and mental health support grant.

A range of talk and text services, as well as several pdfs to help care and support workers cope.

John Case writes about the reality of emotional impact of support work, and the lack of access to support for care workers.

The National Association of Carers and Support Workers (NCAS) provides a range of memebesrhip options, which in return for a subsription fee gives memebers access to a range of training and support opportunities.

UNISON prides itself on being the union for care workers and is leading the Care Workers for Change campaing, demanding fair pay and decent working conditions for care andf support workers.

Carers UK and The Carers Trust offer a wide range of support and signposting for unpaid carers www.carersuk.org and www.carers.org