Every year for International Women’s Day I produce a briefing on women and unpaid care in Scotland. Proud to see it published again this year.
The statistics remain stark, highlighting the impact caring has on women’s work, health and finances.
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You can track my progress on Strava: strava.app.link/vxSaP83id1b
There are 75 days to go, currently 5k feels like a struggle, so progressing to half marathon should be interesting.
Every contribution helps strengthen our work supporting carers across the country
🚨I will be taking on the Hackney Half Marathon this year in support of Carers Scotland. 🚨
Every day, unpaid carers across Scotland provide vital support, often at significant personal cost. The organisation works to make sure their voices are heard and their rights are protected.
The Auditor General's Report on Delayed Discharges was released today. Read our response here: www.carersuk.org/news/carers-...
Scotland’s unpaid carers save the country £15.9 billion every year – yet many live in poverty and poor health.
The Scottish Budget must deliver real support for unpaid carers and local carer organisations.
See our full statement here: www.carersuk.org/news/nationa...
#CarersCantWait
Today we publish “State of Caring: The Cost of Caring in Scotland 2025”, painting a troubling picture for Scotland’s 627,000 unpaid carers, with significant costs to their financial security, health, employment and opportunities.
The Carers Scotland team were in Edinburgh to coordinate the carers bloc at the Scotland Demands Better march on Saturday.
We were among the thousands of people who joined the march demanding changes to improve the quality of life for the people of Scotland.
We're here for day 2 of #SNP2025. Available at Stand 3 all day!
Delighted to be at #SNP2025 with the National Carer Organisations to share information about supporting unpaid carers in the next Scottish Parliament in 2026 and beyond. Visit us at Stand 3
First Great Scottish Run complete and it’s a PB! Here’s to some more in the future.
An amazing experience doing a run on the Glasgow airport runway this morning.
Definitely worth giving up a full night’s sleep to get started at 3 o’clock in the morning to enjoy the rare privilege of being on the runway.
Enjoying my time off work by *checks notes* climbing up mountains! Mount Errigal ✅
Another special day out in Dublin following Donegal on their journey to the All-Ireland final! #donegal #gaa
Fantastic day out at Croke Park watching Donegal advance to the All Ireland Semi Finals!
The 2025 State of Caring Survey is now live!
We want to hear from as many carers as possible to paint a picture of caring in 2025. Your responses help shape our future policy and campaigning work - take our survey and tell us what needs to be done.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/QN67HSN
Thank you to all of the MSPs who joined us for a photocall to mark #CarersWeek at the Scottish Parliament today.
#CaringAboutEquality
9th - 15th June is #CarersWeek!
Thank you to the First Minister of Scotland for this message of support to unpaid carers.
We're delighted to celebrate 60 years of Carers UK tonight at Edinburgh City Chambers with the Carers Scotland Mary Webster Lecture.
Join us to mark the 60th Anniversary of Carers UK with the Mary Webster Lecture.
Prof. Angela O'Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, in conversation with Claire Stevens, former Chief Executive for Voluntary Health Scotland.
Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mary-webst...
Proud to have pulled together this paper ahead of International Women’s Day
Today we launched a new report exploring how a Minimum Income Guarantee could be piloted for unpaid carers in Scotland.
If this progresses, it could be transformational for many carers in Scotland.
Read and download the full report here: www.carersuk.org/media/4gkfv3...
We are welcoming the news that he Scottish Government has committed to matching the UK Government by raising the earnings threshold for Carers Support Payment today in the draft Scottish Budget.
The Carers Parliament is by far the most fun part of my job. Carers voices are directly being heard by politicians.
Watching another team in Green and White tonight
The National Carer Organisations in Scotland have a released a statement on their dismay at the delay in the National Care Service Bill.
Read the full statement here: www.carersuk.org/news/scotlan...
The value of caring in Scotland rose by 19.4% between 2011 and 2022.
This is according to our new report, 'Valuing Carers 2022: Scotland', created in partnership with @centreforcare.bsky.social.
Download the report and read the findings in full here: www.carersuk.org/media/l5sa1s...
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Today we launch new research valuing the labour provided by unpaid carers in Scotland at £15.9 billion.
Read the full report, created in partnership with Centre for Care, including recommended actions for the Scottish and UK Governments: www.carersuk.org/media/l5sa1s...
