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Local Carer Engagement: Resourcing Best Practice Coalition of Carers in Scotland, July 2014

September 2, 2014 by Linda White No Comments | Category Uncategorized

As the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 comes into force with a greater move to co-producing services with carers and service users, the Coalition of Carers in Scotland has published a Carer Engagement Paper looking at local arrangements in relation to carer engagement.

The key objective of the paper is to establish whether appropriate structures and processes are in place to enable carers to participate effectively as equal partners in care. It sets out current best practice, the challenges the sector currently faces and recommends what additional resources are required.

To get a clearer picture of the structures and support already in place to facilitate carer engagement, the Coalition of Carers in Scotland circulated a brief survey to its members and the findings are published within the report.

This follows on from a 2012 paper by Coalition of Carers in Scotland entitled ‘Equal and Expert’ a set of three Best Practice Standards for Carer Engagement which were jointly developed by carers and staff from local carer support organisations, local authorities and the NHS.

For more information on carer engagement, please contact Claire Cairns.

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