# Women driven to the brink article **URL:** \ **Category:** Carers' health and wellbeing\ **Created:** [2 May 2020 00:00 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/women-driven-to-the-brink-article/66419 "2020-05-02T00:00:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Londonbound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Londonbound](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Londonbound)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2020 00:00 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/women-driven-to-the-brink-article/66419/1 "2020-05-02T00:00:36Z")
> **[Women are being driven to the brink by Britain's social care crisis](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7518371/Women-driven-brink-Britains-social-care-crisis.html)** > > The figures come from a major NHS survey of 50,800 unpaid carers which found that 68 per cent of them are female. But it’s not just women, I am a male unpaid carer. ---
**Author:** ![Cloudygal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@Cloudygal](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Cloudygal)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2020 08:46 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/women-driven-to-the-brink-article/66419/2 "2020-05-02T08:46:40Z")
London bound Article is spot on. My hubby lacks sleep and doesn’t eat properly or look after himself I gave up my job to care. This article highlights dementia. I would say there is a lack of provision for autism too. Lack of this has meant no breaks or respite for us before Corona as well. ---
**Author:** ![bowlingbun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@bowlingbun](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/bowlingbun)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2020 11:33 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/women-driven-to-the-brink-article/66419/3 "2020-05-02T11:33:43Z")
As a parent of someone with brain damage, I’ve never felt that I was in any way appreciated, yet I’ve saved the state a fortune in past years. ---
**Author:** ![Melly1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/carersukstaging.discourse.group/melly1/32/34_2.png) [@Melly1](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Melly1)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2020 14:05 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/women-driven-to-the-brink-article/66419/4 "2020-05-02T14:05:07Z")
Londonbound, It’s an old article from September 2019 - I can’t see the situation getting better. For those men who care - the stresses need acknowledging and highlighting too. Cloudygal I agree - re not enough support or understanding of what it is like caring for someone with autism. Same for mental health and other conditions too. > A Department of Health and Social Care spokesman said: 'We are working to support unpaid carers by helping them to stay in or find employment \> **and ensuring they have access to paid breaks or respite care** \> . REALLY??? Melly1 ---
**Author:** ![Cloudygal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@Cloudygal](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Cloudygal)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2020 20:36 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/women-driven-to-the-brink-article/66419/5 "2020-05-02T20:36:18Z")
Melly On paper quite possibly… Reality another matter. I wrote to our MP recently. He is under the distinct impression that since changes in legislation…i.e. the care act 2014 etc things have improved for carers … He just cannot or will not take on board they have not. ---
**Author:** ![Londonbound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Londonbound](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Londonbound)\ **Post date:** [2 May 2020 22:16 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/women-driven-to-the-brink-article/66419/6 "2020-05-02T22:16:19Z")
I cared for my friend until the end, all the paid care staff, knew what was going on, not one of them said or mentioned about a break for me or respite, a weekend off, I didn’t get nothing. I still don’t know how to get a break? And the MP, the Care Act looks good on paper, choice and control, but in the real world I haven’t seen any difference, honestly if anything the care system is worse. I haven’t seen anyone who has got more help/is getting the right help, I don’t know anyone who has got one of these paid breaks/respite either.