{"id":53488,"date":"2023-05-19T15:52:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T14:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=53488"},"modified":"2023-12-01T09:50:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:50:57","slug":"carers-in-crisis-what-local-services-do-for-our-home-help-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/carers-in-crisis-what-local-services-do-for-our-home-help-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Carers in crisis &#8211; what local services do for our home help heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NHS website defines a carer as: \u201cA carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It goes on to specify that they have to not be paid for their services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unpaid carers make up a large proportion of the healthcare workforce in the UK. 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