Lindsey Burrow, the wife of late Leeds Rhinos rugby player Rob Burrow, emphasizes the crucial role unpaid carers play in the UK, advocating for their recognition and support.
Lindsey Burrow, the widow of Leeds Rhinos rugby league legend Rob Burrow, has highlighted the 'incredible work' being done every day by unpaid carers. Lindsey looked after her husband from when he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019 until his death aged 41 in June. Ms Burrow said without the commitment shown by unpaid carers to the people they looked after, the country 'would not cope'.
Helen Walker, chief executive of Carers UK, said huge numbers of carers were 'picking up the slack' for issues in adult social care and needed more help and support. The government has been approached for a response.Ms Burrow said the work unpaid carers did on a daily basis was 'just incredible'. 'I think in the UK there are over 10 million carers - and two million of those are actually working,' she said. 'So, they are juggling working and caring responsibilities as well, and I just think they do an amazing job.' It was important to champion the work unpaid carers did and 'recognise and reward them', Ms Burrow said.Lindsey Burrow says caring for Rob was a 'privilege', though it could also be lonelyannounced steps and investment to address problems in adult social careIt has also announced an independent commission into adult social care as part of long-term reforms to create a National Care Service, though that has faced criticism as it was not expected to report back until 2028. Ms Walker, from Carers UK, welcomed the government's announcement, but said there were 'anxieties' about the timescale of any reforms. 'There's a crisis now and it has a knock-on effect on unpaid carers, so unpaid carers take on more responsibilities because of the lack of social care,' she said. Unpaid carers were 'picking up the slack' for problems with the adult social care system, Ms Walker said
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