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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ensure the additional £150 million that has been allocated to primary care trusts by government to fund breaks for carers is used for this purpose and not subsumed into baseline budgets. More details
Submitted by Barbara Hagan of Maidstone Carers Project – Deadline to sign up by: 07 November 2009 – Signatures: 622
this money is part of new spending commitments promised to carers in the new carers strategy 'carers at the heart of 21st century families and communities'. carers already prop up the health and social care system to the tune of an estimated £87b [in 2007], it is shameful that they are being expected to forgo promised additional support to plug nhs budget shortfalls.
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