Couldn't Care Less: The Permanent Crisis of Care
Event Information
About this event
Please use the link below to access the event: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GOndbOZxQtyPZhpz7sd88w
We all need care at some point in our lives. And as many as 8.8 million of us are already carers. Despite that, in just two years, the number of older people living with an unmet care need has risen by 19%.*
Why is our care system so neglected? Our care system was in crisis before the pandemic and remains in crisis now. It'll continue to be in crisis long after we're vaccinated against COVID-19. A system under stress, carers under pressure and those in need of care facing neglect. This is our new normal. Can nothing be done about this?
Join our host, Claret Press publisher Katie Isbester PhD, and our three guests, as they grapple with the big issues that affect us all.
They will talk with Professor of Sociology Dr Emma Dowling and the Director of UNICARE at UNI Global Union Mark Bergfeld, as well as acclaimed writer, with lived experience of care, Sarah Gray.
We will end with a live audience Q&A.
A recording of this zoom webinar will be available on the Claret Press YouTube Channel after the event.
*Figures from Age UK, Carers UK.
We are happily supported by Ko-fi, who provide a 'tip jar' to support our free events. Should you like to contribute the mere cost of a coffee to help our series of provocative zoom events, you can do so by clicking here. Thank you for your generosity.
