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The commitment is expected to translate into significant contributions to CWC spread across the financial year, growing in line with Access's performance in the care sector.
The Care Workers' Charity, founded in 2009, is the only UK charity dedicated solely to supporting care workers. Since 2020 it has distributed £6.4 million in grants to more than 12,900 care workers in crisis, including 864 grants totalling £366,316 in 2025 alone. CWC works with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Skills for Care, runs free counselling for frontline staff through Red Umbrella, delivers Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training, and collaborates with the University of Oxford on research into the sector's wellbeing challenges.
Simon Baines, Managing Director, Access Health, Support and Care said: "This partnership moves us beyond goodwill and annual fundraising into something structural. Every time we welcome a new care provider to Access, we're now directly funding support for the workforce that provider depends on. It's a commitment that scales as we grow, and one we're proud to stand behind publicly. We hope to see others in the sector follow our lead”
Karolina Gerlich, Chief Executive of the Care Workers' Charity said: "We're incredibly grateful to The Access Group for this commitment. Every care worker we support is one who might otherwise go without help, whether that's a crisis grant to get them through an emergency, advocating on their behalf, a counselling session when things get too much, or training to protect their wellbeing. This partnership means that support is now directly tied to Access's own growth in the care sector, so as they succeed, so does the workforce underpinning it. It's exactly the kind of structural, ongoing commitment our sector needs, and we're proud to have Access standing behind us in this way."
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About the Care Workers' Charity
The Care Workers' Charity is the only UK charity dedicated solely to supporting the country's care workforce. Since 2020 it has distributed £7 million in grants to more than 14,200 care workers facing crisis, and in 2025 awarded 864 grants totalling £366,316. CWC engages DHSC, Skills for Care and national roundtables on fair pay, runs free counselling via Red Umbrella, delivers MHFA training, and partners with more than 100 organisations each year.Find out more at their website.
About Access Health Support & Care (HSC)
Access HSC is a division within The Access Group, working with more than 14,000 registered care locations, over 200 local authority departments and over 50 NHS trusts and healthcare organisations. With over 30 years of experience, Access HSC provides a comprehensive suite of solutions helping to deliver joined-up, quality health and care. Access Care products schedule over 130 million visit hours annually across 114 million visits, managing 25% of UK social care hours. For more information, please visit Care Management Software | Connected Care Solutions for Providers
