Let’s Care Together
Let’s Care Together
The Let’s Care Together programme, a collaboration between Simplyhealth, a leading healthcare provider and Business in the Community (BITC), encourages businesses to support the wellbeing of unpaid carers through employee volunteering.
BITC’s Let’s Care Together programme supports unpaid carers to manage their wellbeing, through one to one over the phone/online befriending. This programme is a collaboration between BITC and Simplyhealth, a leading healthcare provider and BITC member.
An unpaid carer is someone who cares for a friend, relative, or even a neighbour who due to long-term illness, disability, age, mental health challenges or an addiction, cannot cope without their support. They are not paid to provide this support but could be in receipt of carers allowance (adapted from Carers Trust).
supporting carers across the uk
How does the programme help unpaid carers?
Connection
This programme provides support and reduces loneliness and isolation through offering a listening ear. We also identify local connections and support networks to help carers in the long run.
Time
This programme supports unpaid carers in provided dedicated time to focus on themselves and their needs, with particular emphasis on their health and wellbeing needs.
Wellness
This programme helps improve carer wellness through guidance on wellbeing prioritisation and goal setting. We also provide signposting to specialist services to assist in carer wellness.
Are you an unpaid carer/have caring responsibilities?
Register for support on our dedicated Let’s Care Together platform.
Do you work with carers?
Register for one of our upcoming Information sessions for charities/community organisations to find out more about the programme and how you can become a referral partner and help you support more carers.
Voices from the Let’s Care Together programme
![“The interactive and engaging training sessions have significantly boosted our managers’ confidence in addressing wellbeing-related issues [... and] empowered our managers to foster a positive and inclusive work environment, where employees feel valued and heard.” -Charlotte West, Head Employee of Engagement, XPS Group](https://www.bitc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bitc-blog-caring-for-carers-volunteer-befriender-june25-0x0.png "bitc-blog-caring-for-carers-volunteer-befriender-june25")
![“Collaborating with our BITC adviser has been instrumental in elevating our social impact strategy. Their expertise and guidance has enabled us to develop a more strategic and authentic approach to make a difference. We […] highly recommend BITC to anyone seeking to create meaningful change.” -Ann Beavis, Head of Sustainable Development, Crown Workspace](https://www.bitc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bitc-blog-caring-for-carers-survey-supported-carer-june25-0x0.png "bitc-blog-caring-for-carers-survey-supported-carer-june25")
![“BITC’s Inclusion Advisers took the time to really understand the organisation’s products and approaches [...] Their review has given us some clear and actionable recommendations, comprising of bigger strategic changes as well as some quick wins. We would recommend working with BITC to any organisation looking to go further in with their inclusion ambitions.” -Wendy Carter, Responsible Business Lead, Leeds Building Society](https://www.bitc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bitc-blog-caring-for-carers-survey-respondent-june25-0x0.png "bitc-blog-caring-for-carers-survey-respondent-june25")
get involved as an organisation
Why should businesses get involved?
This programme enables businesses to support the wellbeing of unpaid carers, by offering their time and skills through volunteering as a befriender. You can also refer your carers in work to the programme for support. By being part of this programme, you can:
Boost your employee engagement and retention through employee volunteering and facilitating support for carers to thrive at work and beyond
Develop employee skills through programme engagement, specifically listening, problem solving and communication
Increase your social value and impact as a responsible business with a demonstrable commitment to supporting carers in and out of work as well as wider community and household wellbeing
Increase awareness of social issues, local services, community needs and opportunities amongst your workforce to bring back as insights into your business
Ready to get involved?
Are you a member of BITC looking to increase your social impact through volunteering? Email our Let’s Care Together team to register interest and explore our programmes further.
Additional resources for carers and referral partners
Download the following documents for further information on the Let’s Care Together programmes