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Plea to PM over care crisis

A group of 78 charities and campaign groups have told the Prime Minister in an open letter to the Daily Mail that a postcode lottery of access to care is leaving many elderly people in "quiet desperation".

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Growing pressure on unpaid carers

Thousands of unpaid carers are suffering health and career problems because of the pressure to look after sick or disabled family members without help. The report for Carers Trust found it's caused depression, anxiety and nervous breakdowns in six out of ten carers. Gregg Easteal reports.

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