Inequalities in Care
Seminar: International Care Labour Markets and Ethical Recruitment, Dr Isabel Shutes
Register your place! Join us as we welcome Dr Isabel Shutes to present ‘International Care Labour Markets and Ethical Recruitment’ for us on 10th December 2024.
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Seminar: Non-traditional forms of later-life care in India, Dr Jagriti Gangopadhyay
Register your place! We are pleased to welcome Dr Jagriti Gangopadhyay to present a seminar for us on 29th October 2024.
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A brief round of of the inaugural QAR-Net Care workshop from June 2024.
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Dr Duncan Fisher presents a film for the British Sociological Association, produced for A-level students, aiming to raise awareness of, and give context to, care and care work in relation to sociology.
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We virtually welcomed Dr Siobhan O’Dwyer from the University of Birmingham, to present Understanding suicide and homicide risk in unpaid carers. A recording of the presentation is now available to watch.
Read more about Seminar: Understanding suicide and homicide risk in unpaid carers, Dr Siobhan O’DwyerUnpaid Carers: Will the next government acknowledge their value?
Maxine Watkins writes about the invaluable contribution unpaid carers make to society and how crucial it is that the next government prioritises their needs in policymaking and resource allocation.
Read more about Unpaid Carers: Will the next government acknowledge their value?We are pleased to virtually welcome Dr Sophie Rutter from the Information School, University of Sheffield, to present Community care workers’ access to hygiene facilities: the right to working conditions which “respect health, safety and dignity”
Read more about Seminar: Community care workers’ access to hygiene facilities: the right to working conditions which “respect health, safety and dignity”We welcomed Dr Yanan Zhang to present ‘Health inequalities across older adults cared for by daughters and sons in modernising China’ on 28th May 2024. A recording of the presentation is now available to watch.
Read more about Seminar: Health inequalities across older adults cared for by daughters and sons in modernising ChinaGrowing unmet care needs? Untangling recent trends among older people in China
This commentary by Jingwen Zhang addresses crucial questions around unmet care needs illustrating them with an ongoing case study in China.
Read more about Growing unmet care needs? Untangling recent trends among older people in ChinaNew report- Unpaid carers saving Northern Ireland’s health service £5.8 billion per year
New research by Centre for Care colleagues Jingwen Zhang, Maria Petrillo & Matt Bennett, in collaboration with Carers NI, estimates the value of unpaid care in Northern Ireland.
Read more about New report- Unpaid carers saving Northern Ireland’s health service £5.8 billion per yearContinuing ‘The Transitions that Matter’ series: Robert Walker writes about transitioning into older age, and the financial risks involved.
Read more about The financial risks of transitioning into older ageWhat can a Computational Approach bring to Social Care Research?
Daniel Valdenegro Ibarra and Charles Rahal outline what is being done at the Centre for Care in this area with the specific objective of reducing inequalities across the social care landscape.
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