Carers save NHS £87bn a year, for £1.39 an hour - The Telegraph 29th September 2007

The Government must do more to recognise the contribution of carers who, says Alison Steed, are saving the NHS from catastrophic overload and get next to nothing Britain's 6m unpaid carers provide support to their families and friends worth a staggering £87bn a year, according to Carers UK, more than the £82bn spent in total on the National Health Service (NHS) for 2006/07.

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