A special series, over the next six Fridays, on care in the community.
With Debbie Thrower.
Six million people in the UK are looking after a friend or relative who is mentally or physically disabled, ill or frail. The Community Care Act, which comes into force this week, sets out how care in the community is to be organised in the future. The You and Yours team looks at what community care means to those involved and how it has developed over the years.
Helpline: free and confidential advice and information available on [number removed] - open from 12.00 until 7.00pm every Friday of the series
Factsheet: available free by sending a SAE to: [address removed]
Health: page 11