TY - STD TI - Census: 2001, [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=347] UR - http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=347 ID - ref1 ER - TY - BOOK PY - 2009 DA - 2009// TI - It could be you: a report on the chances of becoming a carer PB - Policy briefing. CY - Carers UK ID - ref2 ER - TY - CHAP PY - 2008 DA - 2008// BT - Supporting Carers: An action guide for general practitioners and their teams PB - The Princess Royal Trust for Carers/Royal College of General Practitioners CY - Essex and London ID - ref3 ER - TY - BOOK AU - Hirst, M. PY - 2004 DA - 2004// TI - Health inequalities and informal care PB - Social Policy Research Unit, University of York CY - York ID - Hirst2004 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Beeson, R. A. PY - 2003 DA - 2003// TI - Loneliness and depression in spousal caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease versus non-caregiving spouses JO - Arch Psychiatr Nurs VL - 17 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-9417(03)00057-8 DO - 10.1016/S0883-9417(03)00057-8 ID - Beeson2003 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Ekwall, A. K. AU - Sivberg, B. AU - Hallberg, I. R. PY - 2003 DA - 2003// TI - Loneliness as a predictor of quality of life among older caregivers JO - J Adv Nurs VL - 49 UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03260.x DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03260.x ID - Ekwall2003 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Greenwood, N. AU - Mackenzie, A. AU - Cloud, G. AU - Wilson, N. PY - 2008 DA - 2008// TI - Informal carers of stroke survivors-factors influencing carers: a systematic review of quantitative studies JO - Disabil Rehabil VL - 30 UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280701602178 DO - 10.1080/09638280701602178 ID - Greenwood2008 ER - TY - CHAP AU - Hirst, M. PY - 2004 DA - 2004// BT - Hearts and minds: the health effects of caring PB - Carers UK CY - London ID - Hirst2004 ER - TY - BOOK PY - 2007 DA - 2007// TI - Valuing carers - Calculating the value of unpaid care PB - Carers UK CY - London ID - ref9 ER - TY - BOOK PY - 2009 DA - 2009// TI - The State of Social Care in England 2007-2008 PB - Commission for Social Care Inspectorate CY - London ID - ref10 ER - TY - BOOK PY - 2008 DA - 2008// TI - Carers at the Heart of 21st Century: Families and Communities PB - Department of Health CY - London ID - ref11 ER - TY - BOOK AU - Dearden, C. AU - Becker, S. PY - 2004 DA - 2004// TI - Young carers in the UK PB - Report. Loughborough University Young Carers Research Group CY - Loughborough ID - Dearden2004 ER - TY - BOOK AU - Henwood, M. PY - 1998 DA - 1998// TI - Ignored and invisible? Carers experience of the NHS PB - Carers National Association CY - London ID - Henwood1998 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Arksey, H. AU - Hirst, M. PY - 2005 DA - 2005// TI - Unpaid carers' access to and use of primary care services JO - Primary Health Care Research & Development VL - 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.1191/1463423605pc230oa DO - 10.1191/1463423605pc230oa ID - Arksey2005 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Simon, C. AU - Kendrick, T. PY - 2001 DA - 2001// TI - Informal Carers - The role of general practitioners and district nurses JO - B J Gen Pract VL - 51 ID - Simon2001 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Bulsara, C. E. AU - Fynn, N. PY - 2006 DA - 2006// TI - An exploratory study of GP awareness of carer emotional needs in Western Australia JO - BMC Fam Pract VL - 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-7-33 DO - 10.1186/1471-2296-7-33 ID - Bulsara2006 ER - TY - BOOK PY - 2004 DA - 2004// TI - Quality and outcomes framework guidance ID - ref17 ER - TY - BOOK AU - Coolican, H. PY - 2004 DA - 2004// TI - Research methods and statistics in psychology PB - Stoughton CY - London ID - Coolican2004 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Simon, C. PY - 2001 DA - 2001// TI - Informal carers and the primary care team JO - B J Gen Pract VL - 51 ID - Simon2001 ER - TY - BOOK PY - 2009 DA - 2009// TI - Report of the Standing Commission on Carers PB - Department of Health CY - London ID - ref20 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Kaner, E. F. S. AU - Haighton, C. A. AU - McAvoy, B. R. PY - 1998 DA - 1998// TI - 'So much post, so busy with practice - so, no time!': A telephone survey of general practitioners' reasons for not participating in postal questionnaire surveys JO - B J Gen Pract VL - 48 ID - Kaner1998 ER - TY - STD TI - Information Centre for Health and Social Care: [http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/workforce/nhs-staff-numbers/nhs-staff-1998--2008-general-practice] UR - http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/workforce/nhs-staff-numbers/nhs-staff-1998--2008-general-practice ID - ref22 ER - TY - STD TI - The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/11/100/prepub UR - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/11/100/prepub ID - ref23 ER -