Informal care and the Chinese community

Abstract

In Britain, the Chinese community has been labeled as 'self-sufficient' and 'a silent minority'. Their difficulties and special needs have thus tended to be neglected by policy makers. While the health and welfare sector of the country has a long history responding to the needs of the majority of its citizens, this book raises questions about how far health and welfare policies meet the needs of Chinese carers and their dependants, whose difficulties are compounded by isolation resulting from language and cultural differences, lack of information and the unusually long work hours of Chinese families in Britain.