Prepared to Care

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Prepared to Care Christine Rowley Carers
Co-ordinator, Dudley MBC
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Prepared to Care?

• Prepared to care? -the theme of this years
  Carers Week
• Awareness raising and celebration -of the
  carers role
• For information about the week and events in your
  area see the Carers UK website

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Making it Real for Carers

• Making it Real peer challenge
• MIR did not address needs of carers
• MIR for Carers - May 2013
• Explores the six themes -carer focussed
• Checklist for providers to use
• Making it Real for Carers

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Dudleys I statements

• I have the information and advice I need to help
  me in my caring role.
• I feel that my caring role and expertise is
  understood and valued.
• I have the support I need to maintain the level
  of caring which is right for me.
• I feel confident that I, and the person I care
  for, would be supported should I be unable to
  care.
• I feel that I receive support to maintain my
  health.

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Health and Social Care Bill

• A key provision of the Health and Social Care
  Bill will be to give carers the rights to
  services for the first time
• There will be an even stronger duty on LAs to
  ensure that carers are given appropriate
  information
• Regulations and guidance still being written
  nothing to come into force until 2015
• Likely to be a strong emphasis on personal
  budgets for carers

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Carers in the workforce

• A Carers Week reminder to help carers to be
  prepared to care
• Ensure that our services support carers
• Duties as employers to support carers in the
  workforce
• Skills for care materials in pack

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What can you do

• Complete the Carer Aware and Young Carer Aware
  course
• Use the Making it Real checklist to evaluate the
  way you work with carers
• Consider the carer fully in your assessments
• Refer carers to the Carers Network or to other
  appropriate local support
• Come to 3 July providers event ( limited space)