THE primary aim of this year’s Carers' Week is to make the work unpaid carers do more visible.

Held between June 8-14, this year’s theme seeks to highlight the support and help offered by all unpaid carers across Furness who look after family and friends due to illness, disability, mental health problems or an addiction.

The campaign will highlight carers' sense of social isolation - having been found to be seven times lonelier than the general public and often unable to talk to friends about their caring role.

A spokesperson for Furness Carers said: “Everyone has a part to play in connecting unpaid Carers and helping them to get the support they need to care without putting off their own health needs or losing important relationships with others.

"This could include an employer creating Carer-friendly Policies by listening to the experiences of their workforce, a GP Practice offering an annual health check or alternative appointment times to unpaid Carers struggling to attend due to their caring responsibilities or a leisure centre offering special deals for unpaid Carers.”

Normally during CARERS WEEK, Furness Carers holds events daily throughout the week to raise awareness and celebrate the work of unpaid Carers, raise funds and arrange respite trips, unfortunately this year due to COVID-19 these events during the week will be very limited: