Making school nurses ‘carer aware’
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Making school nurses ‘carer aware’

Sophie Blakemore
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An award-winning Public Health England scheme is championing the ‘hidden workforce’ of young carers, writes Sophie Blakemore

THE NUMBER of children and young people who carry out a caring role in the home is unknown, but data from the 2011 census reveals that almost 250,000 people aged between five and 19 were caring for parents, siblings and others in England and Wales.

Nursing Children and Young People. 28, 1, 11-11. doi: 10.7748/ncyp.28.1.11.s15

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09 February 2016 / Vol 28 issue 1

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