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cord-345737-b4r0jyjo	Phillips, Dominique	The invisible workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic: Family carers at the frontline	2020-05-15		.txt	text/plain	3435	138	51	It is hoped that family carers will receive greater recognition for the significant role they play in society, providing essential care and alleviating the strain on health and social care systems, both during and post the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting the contribution that older people make may also draw attention to the particular needs of and challenges facing older family carers, who have remained invisible throughout COVID-19, to the people they are providing care and support to, as well as other family members playing a secondary caregiving role who themselves may be working. The Open Letter points to the evidence showing the benefits of enabling family carers to remain at work, and highlights the role and responsibilities of employers and the state in supporting working family carers and helping to moderate the additional stresses and strains that they are currently under.	./cache/cord-345737-b4r0jyjo.txt	./txt/cord-345737-b4r0jyjo.txt