Metrocare supports Carers Week 2011

Metrocare, the healthcare recruitment company is supporting this year’s Carers Week next week (13-19 June).

Carers Week highlights the vital contribution made by carers to their families and communities in providing unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled. This year, the theme for the week is ‘The True Face of Carers’. It calls for greater recognition for the diverse range of people who give up their time, money and health to look after somebody else.

Steve O'Brien from Metrocare said: “Many carers in and around London suffer due to a lack of understanding about what they do – some don’t even recognise themselves as carers. This has a real and negative impact on their health, finances, working and social life, and general wellbeing. Metrocare is simply trying to raise awareness of this week to help support carers who feel isolated.”

This year’s Carers Week is supported by many famous celebrities with caring experience, including British actor, Sir David Jason.

He says: “Sometimes the role of a carer can be a very hard and lonely one and Carers Week is a time when hopefully a carer doesn’t feel quite so alone.  It is also a time to pass on information and contacts to try to help with different circumstances."

“It is a week to answer questions about finances, respite and health care issues.  If each carer felt that one aspect of their lives had been improved with such a caring week, then the concept has been a huge success.  Once again, let’s all care about the carers.”

Other celebrities supporting this campaign include Dame Judi Dench, Angela Rippon, Jack Charlton and Martin Lewis.

Carers Week is organised by a partnership of 9 national charities: Age UK, Carers UK, Counsel & Care, Crossroads Care, Dementia UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, MS Society, Parkinson’s UK, and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.

For more information about the events and activities taking place as part of Carers Week, visit www.carersweek.org.

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Steve O'Brien, Operations Director

Metrocare Ltd 0844 504 9636

Metrocare is London’s healthcare staff provider. We deliver an effective and tailored recruitment solution by placing experienced staff through our knowledgeable employees. Everyday we provide an aspirational, streamlined service to our clients.

As a leading supplier of temporary and permanent staff to some of the UK’s largest social care organisations, we have built an extensive portfolio by fully understanding the needs of our clients and the services they provide, this along with our experienced staff team allows us to tailor our services to each clients needs.

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