Towards 2012

Towards 2012 is a joint action plan for carers which has been developed by a partnership made up of representatives from, carers’ organisations, council departments and NHS Lothian. A range of local voluntary and carer organisations as well as carer projects participated in the consultation on the plan, holding many local focus groups with carers for their views at the end of 2007 and most warmly welcomed the direction of travel of Towards 2012.

The responses from unpaid carers in Edinburgh made clear their wish to be seen as key partners in providing care. In turn, their expectation was for appropriate, high quality support to help them to carry out this role. Towards 2012 includes a five-year implementation plan.

HIGHLIGHTS OF YEAR ONE (2008/09) IMPLEMENTATION

• New carer's assessment form and procedure
• Review of the carer's self assessment form
• New Joint procedure for identification and referral of young carers
• Joint implementation with NHS Lothian of the Carer Information Strategy (2008-2011)
• New additional money in 2009/10 for short breaks/respite

The Implementation Group is composed of key leads from council departments, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh Community Health Partnership and VOCAL. They are responsible for leading on the implementation of Towards 2012 and reporting on progress.

The finalised Strategic Action Plan, Towards 2012 is available online via the Council and NHS Lothian website.

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