Sir Roger Gale
Member of Parliament for Herne Bay and Sandwich (including West Thanet)
 

North Thanet`s MP Sir Roger Gale attended a Carers Week speednetworking event with carers and charities in Westminster, pledging his support to unpaid carers locally.

 

The event was in support of Carers Week, to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the 6.5 million people across the UK who currently provide care and support to a family member or friend who has a disability, illness, mental health problem or who needs extra help as they grow older.

 

It matched up MPs and carers to share experiences of caring and the support they need to take care of their own mental and physical health and well-being.   

 

Eight national charities have come together to call for urgent support for unpaid carers to be Healthy and Connected as new research released at the start of Carers Week reveals the toll that caring can take on many carers’ own health and wellbeing.