As the UK looks forward to the Christmas festivities, a new survey by disability charity Vitalise has found that over two thirds (69%) of carers will not get a break from caring this Christmas and that half have never had a break over the Christmas period.Worse, an astonishing 39% of carers have not taken a single day off from caring in the last year, the survey found.The study painted a stark picture of the emotional and physical strain on carers who fail to take breaks from their caring duties.

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