“Self-care” is a word that gets used a lot and, as unpaid carers, it can make us wince a little. We hear it from health professionals, from well-meaning friends, from posters in the GP surgery waiting room, but it can feel like there are precious few opportunities for us to actually practise it. To explore the topic more, we put a Mobilise Moment survey to our caring community and asked a simple question: what does self-care look like for you, if anything does? 1200 of us ans

The straightforward ways our communities need to change and ideas from carers which might help a little

We shared a BBC survey with our community and over 600 of us responded. Those responses went on to help shape the themes running through Caring Matters Week.

In 2003, less than a year after we married my husband Matt was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease. Being a carer happened a little while later. Here's my story.

Claire, a member of the Mobilise community, shares her experience, practical tips, and advice for those about to use an NHS virtual ward.