Caring Together:
The Carers Strategy for Scotland 2010 - 2015
The Scottish Government and COSLA are determined to ensure that carers are supported to manage their caring responsibilities with confidence and in good health, and to have a life of their own outside of caring.
The adult strategy - Caring Together - lays out a ten-point plan with specific commitments to help carers, including:
- Creating a Carers Rights Charter
- Investing in carers training, building on an existing £281,000 investment
- Improving the identification of carers by health and social care services
- Making carers' own health and wellbeing a priority
- Promoting carer-friendly employment practices and encouraging income maximisation
In a Scottish and UK first, it includes a separate strategy on young carers - Getting it Right for Young Carers.
The Scottish Government Carers Strategy can be found here. |
