Noreena Hertz

What about those who help growth indirectly, those who stay at home and look after others - mothers, carers of elderly parents or sick relatives who save the state millions of pounds annually. What is their worth? How is their value to be determined?

English Author

Laurie Graham

Caring burns a lot of fuel - psychological and physical, too, if any lifting is involved. The energy tank is soon emptied, and the toll caring takes is well documented. It's called carer burn-out.

English Journalist

Estelle Morris

In the 21st century when few of us stay in the same job all our lives, I would like to think there was flexibility so teachers could become social workers, or foster carers become teachers.

English Politician

Emily Thornberry

As I'm sure everyone would agree, carers who do the difficult job of looking after the elderly and vulnerable deserve to be paid a decent wage that they can actually live on.

British Politician

Ed Davey

As a carer for my disabled son, I understand just how hard caring is, at the best of times. I know how important it is for families to get the support they need.

Jane Hawking

The carer of the disabled person is always in the background. People don't want to hear about the sleaze and the nitty-gritty and the hardship.

Sheila Hancock

There isn't a carer in the world who doesn't say, 'I hate it. My life is being ruined. I didn't see my life like this.

Phyllis Logan

I don't think you can underestimate how much carers need some support.

Scottish Actress

Jimmy Barnes

I love my mum and dad, but they were shocking providers and carers.

Scottish Musician

Aaron Pedersen

Carers are important. They are the unsung heroes.

Australian Actor

“Carer” implies a personal, often emotional connection and continuous support.

Level of Care

Can involve emotional support, not just physical assistance.

Not Just Physical

While family members can be carers, the term also includes others in caregiving roles.

Beyond Family

Indicates caretaking as a job, often within facilities like nursing homes or daycares.

Professional Setting

A professional carer could be specialized, like working with children or the elderly.

Types of Care

In a work context, 'carer' conveys a formal caregiver relationship, not casual help.

Formality

Emphasizes responsibly looking after property, not people.

Guardianship Role

Focuses on upkeep and protection of a place or belongings.

Maintaining Premises

Avoid using 'carer' when referring to someone who primarily watches over children.

Not a Babysitter

 not only for basic neuroscience, but, for instance, in helping people with memory loss and impairments, because you could, for instance, have a camera, and then, you could predict what aspects of their day would constitute a memory, and that can be very, very useful for them and for their carers. The brain clearly has a good editor.

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 we've realized it's extremely important to share the data in non-medical jargon so that people understand what we're examining and what that means to them. So here, for example, we use our sight sim application, once your vision has been measured, to show carers and teachers

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 to the invaluable role played by carers. Now, how many of you in this room consider yourself a carer? By this, I mean how many of you have cared for someone suffering from an illness, injury or disability? Can you raise your hand if this is the case?

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 violations within healthcare sector it is not welcome time we complain is because of the money but empathy cost Nodine there is an empathy gap and we forget that one day the carer can become the careful and that's exactly what happened to me

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 as teachers often think, but actually from common sense, from experience of the world around them, from all the things that go on between them and their peers, and their carers, and their parents, and all of that. Experience.

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 developed a "Working with Cancer" toolkit. The toolkit provides a framework for those diagnosed, their managers, their carers and their coworkers to have conversations about cancer and the work support available.

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 and now at four months later he's starting to be able to have that joy again thank you the carer for pre-transplant the transplant itself and

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 At the main tiger compound, Giles and his team are full-time carers for ten adult tigers