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Carers to get more breaks as part of £4m package

CARERS in Scotland will receive an extra 10,000 weeks of respite care thanks to a £4m investment by the Scottish government.

CARERS in Scotland will receive an extra 10,000 weeks of respite care thanks to a £4m investment by the Scottish government.

Shona Robison, the minister for public health, pledged the new money yesterday to fund more breaks for Scotland's 660,000 carers.