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We should care about informal carers: Reforms are needed to improve their health and wellbeing

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  • Winter, Natalie
  • Haddock, Rebecca

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Informal carers-those who provide unpaid care for people with health concerns or age-related needs- frequently experience negative impacts on their own physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Health systems should respond to these impacts by explicitly recognising and addressing the support needs of informal carers. Positive outcomes for this underserved population group, sustain delivery of care, and reduce further burden on the healthcare system.

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  • Winter, Natalie & Haddock, Rebecca, 2025. "We should care about informal carers: Reforms are needed to improve their health and wellbeing," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:161:y:2025:i:c:s0168851025001927
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105437
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