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// Issue 32

Editorial

This issue explores how continuity and change shape caring relationships, revealing a gap between the ideal of consistent care and the often fragmented realities faced by care providers and recipients across diverse settings. Read more of the article

Polly Morland’s A Fortunate Woman and care continuity in adult social care 

Duncan U. Fisher, discusses how Polly Morland’s' A Fortunate Woman' highlights the vital role of care continuity in healthcare and calls attention to its neglect in undervalued adult social care work. Read more of the article

Continuity and change in the homecare sector: A fine balance

Rachel Kelso and Hannah Reseigh-Lincoln show how Domiciliary care work relies on building trusted relationships while navigating blurred boundaries, poor pay, and unstable conditions that undermine the continuity essential to quality care. Read more of the article

Client: Nancy S

Julie Sansom’s story of caring for Nancy reveals the deep bonds formed in homecare, the grief carers quietly endure, and the exploitative systems that deny them stability, support, and recognition. Read more of the article

Making ‘caring’ work for working carers

Chandrima Roy and Katharine Venter examine how employers play a crucial yet often overlooked role in supporting unpaid working carers, whose growing importance amid the care crisis demands greater recognition, responsibility, and tailored workplace support. Read more of the article

Simply caring about the environment is not enough

Oci Stott shows that to drive meaningful climate action in schools, we must embed sustainability across whole-school communities, ensure continuity beyond individual champions, and align environmental care with personal motivation and future green career opportunities. Read more of the article