{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f80495dc7de3c567dafc18d/5fa3d13fd4596c7948428a4e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 2","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f80495dc7de3c567dafc18d/1604570804444-2f5823d6246a65994f77b2b958df701a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this second episode of Carers Network's new podcast series, Carers Network's former CEO Sally Miller talks to Roy Lilley. </p><p><br></p><p>Roy is a health policy analyst, writer, broadcaster and commentator on the National Health Service and social issues</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded before the 2nd national lockdown in England was introduced, together they reflect on the first lockdown and initial 6 months of the pandemic. They discuss the particular challenges faced by unpaid carers and the huge impact their tireless work has had on nation and NHS:</p><p><br></p><p><em>\"Let's say thank you to unpaid carers. There are a million backs that need patting and we should do it now\" </em>Roy Lilley.</p><p><br></p><p>They also focus on how technology has been used to overcome these challenges and what organisations like Carers Network should be doing more of.</p><p><br></p><p>The Carers Network Podcast Series is produced thanks to the very generous support of A2 Dominion Investing in Communities’ Great Places to Live Community Emergency Fund.</p>","author_name":"Carers Network"}