Perthshire carers hub is calling for unpaid carers to be moved further up the priority list for vaccinations. Unpaid carers are currently listed behind frontline health and social care staff..Many unpaid carers have been providing 24-hour care non-stop since March 2020 and PKAVS carers hub manager Raymond Jamieson has questioned what would happen if they decided to “down tools”.
Raymond told the Perthshire Advertiser : “The frustration felt across the carer centre network and national carer organisations across Scotland is unpaid carers should have been in a far higher priority group. “If unpaid carers decided to ‘down tools’ or simply couldn’t cope with the added stress and anxiety then there is no doubt this would add a huge amount to an.
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