MP welcomes carers’ support
10th June 2009
Vice-President of carers UK Aberavon MP Dr Hywel Francis has welcomed a new service for carers in Neath and Port Talbot.
Robert Merrill, Chair of the new Care Service, Dr Hywel Francis MP and Alison James, Manager of the Carers’ Service.
‘I was delighted to be present at the launch of a new independent carers’ service in the Neath Port Talbot county borough area.’
‘It is to the credit of local carers’ organizations, the council for voluntary service and the local authority that they have launched this important initiative which will be vital in providing help, guidance and advice to local carers who provide unpaid care for families or friends who may be ill, disabled or aged.’
Notes
1. Dr Hywel Francis MP is President of the local Carers Action Movement.
2. Dr Francis was the sponsor of the successful Carers Equal Opportunities
Act 2004.
3. Neath Port Talbot has the highest number of carers in the UK per head
of population.
