Dr Siobhan O'DwyerAcademic
one of Britain's leading experts on family carers
Cited in UK press coverage of health & social care
1 citation
Across 1 topic, first on 27 Aug 2026.
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“Health and social care services in England are failing disabled children and their parents are being left to pick up the pieces. In his speech, the prime minister acknowledged that without support unpaid carers can break. But what does it mean to break? For Matilda it meant death by suicide, it meant dying alone and in pain because services failed to fully appreciate the impact of the caring role and the troubled marriage, and it meant leaving behind the children she loved more than anything else in the world. That is a break that can never be healed, but it was entirely preventable.”
one of Britain's leading experts on family carers · Adult social care & reform · 27 Aug 2026 · Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system ↗
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- Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the systemtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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