Stop calling family carers a 'hidden army'. We're not invisible, just ignored| Mina Akhtar

Successive governments have repeatedly overlooked the contribution of unpaid carers and failed to meet their needs

Mel  lives with her son, who has learning disabilities and depends on his mum for round the clock care. Ayesha resigned after her request for flexible working hours – in which she highlighted her struggle to balance work and caring commitments for her mum, diagnosed with dementia – was rejected. Nate has been a carer for his dad, who lives with multiple sclerosis, since a young age.

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Mina Akhtar is a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham 

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