Are you a carer? Exploring the hidden stories behind the role

In this mini-series we uncover the layered realities of caregiving, exploring the stories of how people become carers, what this means to them and why we should all be paying more attention to the issues they face in our healthcare system. The series has been created in collaboration with people with experience of caring for someone with a serious illness. They are just a few of the 12000 people who Carers UK estimate take on this role each day.

Bibliography:
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Albom, M. Tuesdays with Morrie. 1997 ISBN: 0385484518
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Care in Practice: On Tinkering in Clinics, Homes and Farms, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, 2010. doi.org/10.1515/transcript.9783839414477.

Credits:
This podcast miniseries is presented by Dr Sarah Yardley, Associate Professor in Palliative Medicine, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London. Sarah collaborated with Lucy, Patricia, Elizabeth, Shona, Catherine, Marion, Raj, Shania, Amrita and Martin to narrate the stories. Some words have been voiced by Sarah’s academic colleagues at the request of the contributors. Lewis Young, Anna de Wolf Evans Maria Christodoulou and Clara Harris edited and produced the miniseries.

Image credit: Island of stability collage: by participants of the rewilding healthcare workshops hosted at Cody Dock (Laura Copsey x Sarah Yardley) This work forms part of a research fellowship with The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute. The fellowship was funded by the Health Foundation as part of a grant to the University of Cambridge supporting THIS Institute.