Caring Together & Caring Together & Getting it Right for Young Carers Getting it Right for Young Carers Shared Care Scotland Sharing Practice Network Sharing Practice Network 10 November 2010 Moira Oliphant Team Leader Carers Policy Branch
Paul • “I am actually quite proud to be a carer. It’s not something I would have chosen to do but my philosophy has always been, if you are going to do something, do it well.” • “We are a good thing, a fundamental building block of society, and through our efforts we save the public purse billions of pounds.”
Caring Together - Outcomes Carers will: • have improved emotional and physical wellbeing; • have increased confidence in managing the caring role; • have the ability to combine caring responsibilities with work, social, leisure and learning opportunities and retain a life outside of caring; a life outside of caring; • not experience disadvantage or discrimination, including financial hardship, as a result of caring; and • be involved in planning and shaping the services required for the service user and the support for themselves.
Getting it Right for Young Carers Outcomes Young carers will: • Have their rights respected and promoted; • Have a life outside of their caring role; • • Be treated at all times with respect and dignity; Be treated at all times with respect and dignity; • Be treated as individuals and have any particular needs recognised; • Be relieved of inappropriate caring and able to enjoy their childhood; • Be supported to stay physically and mentally well; • Be informed through having access to information, advice and support; and • Be involved in making an age-appropriate contribution to caring.
Supporting Carers • Carers rights • Carer participation • Identification • Carers assessments (support plans) • Information and advice • Health and wellbeing Short breaks Short breaks • • Carer training • Workforce training • Housing and housing support • Assistive technology • Advocacy • Employment and skills • Financial inclusion
Flexible personalised short breaks provision Carers say that access to personalised, flexible short breaks provision is crucial. Short breaks help to recharge batteries and sustain carers in their caring role. They can be a lifesaver for some. Carers can have a life of their own through the provision of suitable short breaks .
Ann • “I was very grateful to get 3 hours per week from a care provider to look after my husband whilst I travelled a round trip of 68 miles to enjoy a swim or a coffee and 68 miles to enjoy a swim or a coffee and chat with a friend.”
Key Actions (1) • £1m for short breaks (£5m in total over 5 years). • Funding awarded to the National Carer Organisations to develop innovative, flexible and personalised short breaks. • • Concordat commitment towards an additional Concordat commitment towards an additional 10,000 respite weeks by 2011. • £4m+ has been allocated to local authorities over 2 years to progress this commitment. • Figures published in September showed that 8,950 weeks achieved by end March 2010.
Key Actions (2) • Monitor progress towards the provision of innovative, personalised, flexible provision which meets the needs of carers. • Scottish Government will work with Shared Care Scotland and others to disseminate the findings of the short breaks research. short breaks research. • Scottish Government will undertake to strengthen the NHS role as a strategic partners in support the provision of respite care. • Scottish Government with Shared Care Scotland and other partners will encourage and support the continued development of more effective ways of providing short breaks.
Key Actions (3) • Scottish Government will work with a range of organisations to explore the potential to develop short breaks provision through volunteers. • Scottish Government will work with a range of organisations to explore the potential to develop organisations to explore the potential to develop emergency respite and to support carers with emergency planning. • Scottish Government will reassess the timescale for delivery of the Manifesto commitment to a guaranteed annual entitlement to breaks from caring for those in greatest need.
Good Practice Examples • Rainbow Rogues – Aberdeenshire – LA • Home support – Motherwell – Alzheimer Scotland • Care for Carers – Edinburgh – Stepping Out • Short Breaks Bureau – Falkirk Council • Short Breaks for Carers – Inverclyde Carers Centre • Short Breaks for Carers – Inverclyde Carers Centre • Shared Lives – National Association of Adult Placement Schemes (NAAPs)
Challenges • Recognise that some groups of carers, such as BME carers, may have particular difficulties in using mainstream short break services. • Lack of accessible respite in rural areas. • Lack of suitable respite, choice and flexibility. • Inconsistency in the approach to a needs assessment. • Inconsistency in the approach to a needs assessment. • Poorly managed service transitions, particularly during the transition from children’s to adult services. • Lack of involvement with carers and service users in planning. • Concerns about replacement care in times of emergency.
Wider context • Economic situation • Spending Review • Concordat agreement • Other investment • Other investment • Pooled budgets • Reshaping Care
Implementation • Implementation and Monitoring Group • Annual report on progress • Health and Community Care Delivery Group Group • Ministerial Strategic Group on Health and Community Care • GIRFEC Programme Board
THANK YOU! Moira Oliphant Community Care The Scottish Government Tel: 0131 244 3503 moira.oliphant@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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