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The intersection of employment and care: evidence from a UK case study

Milne, Alisoun, Brigden, Charlotte L., Palmer, Ann P., Konta, Elina (2012) The intersection of employment and care: evidence from a UK case study. European Journal of Social Work, 16 (5). pp. 651-670. ISSN 1369-1457. E-ISSN 1468-2664. (doi:10.1080/13691457.2012.724388) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:30873)

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Abstract

Working carers are a key focus of UK policies on health and social care and employment. Complementing national and European evidence, this paper presents a local case study of working carers. It draws on data from a county-wide survey containing a module on caring. Data were primarily categorical and were analysed using SPSS. Three quarters of all carers who responded to the survey were of working age: two thirds were employed and one third had been employed previously. The majority of working carers were mid-life extra-resident women. Over half of cared for relatives were elderly parents/in law; ‘physical illness’ was the primary cause of dependency. A tenth provided intensive care and half reported that caring adversely affected their health. Both were triggers for leaving employment. Two thirds of households received input from services and/or friends/family; being a co-resident carer appeared to mitigate against service allocation. Four issues were identified as pivotal to facilitating employment: access to advice and information, the availability of a matrix of affordable good-quality social-care services, ‘joined up’ needs assessment of the carer and cared for person, and employers identifying carers in their workforce. Europe's ageing profile underscores the study's timeliness.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/13691457.2012.724388
Uncontrolled keywords: Working Carers; Care Services; Employers
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User: Tony Rees
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2012 09:57 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:08 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/30873 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Milne, Alisoun.

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0977-8156
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Palmer, Ann P..

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