Liverpool Supporting Carers Strategy
The Liverpool Supporting Carers Strategy 2005-06 is being revised and updated.
The Carers Project at Local Solutions has been consulting with carers and Professionals on behalf of Liverpool City Council to find out what they would like to see in the next Carers Strategy. This consultation ended on the 30th June 2007
The updated Carers Strategy is currently being written based on recommendations from the consultation, aswell as national and local priorities. When this is finished it will be widely circulated for comment.
To find out more about the Consultation and Recommendations,
please view the: Consultation with Carers and Professionals 2007 Report![(PDF [359.9Kb] opens in new window)](/images/PDF.gif)
If you would like to recieve a copy of the draft Carers Strategy to read and comment on,
please contact:
Jane Weller - Senior Improvement Officer (Carers) or
Terry Quinn - Carers Support Officer at:
Community Service - Adult Social Care
First Floor, Millennium House,
60 Victoria Street
Liverpool L1 6JQ
Tel: 0151 233-6326
E-Mail: carers.assessment@liverpool.gov.uk
The Liverpool Supporting Carers Strategy 2005/2006 is a multi-agency plan that has been developed in partnership and following extensive consultation with carers and organisations supporting carers.
Our Vision
Our vision is for carers in Liverpool to be recognised and valued for the positive contribution that they make to our community.
That they are enabled and empowered to take control of their own lives by identifying their own needs; increased choice; high-quality, flexible support and services; improved information and advice.
Aims of the Strategy
The aims of this strategy are to:
- Promote the Carers Agenda across all agencies city wide
- Ensure all carers are encouraged and supported to identify themselves
- Continually improve the assessment process for carers putting them at the centre of assessing their own needs and identifying how those needs can best be met
- Work in partnership with statutory, voluntary and community organisations to develop a wide range of quality, innovative and preventative services that ensure greater social inclusion and quality of life for carers
- Ensure carers are signposted to the most effective, appropriate and flexible support, information and services to meet their needs
- Encourage the development of innovative models of service delivery and harness technologies to meet the needs of our diverse communities
- Promote carer consultation and involvement in the design, delivery and review of services.
Priorities
The strategy has been broken down into 9 key priorities for action.
The 9 key points are:
- Identifying carers
- Information
- Consultation and involvement
- Carers assessments
- Short breaks and support services
- Direct payments
- Maintaining the health of carers
- Carers from black and minority ethnic communities; and
- Young Carers.
These priorities were formulated from national and local priorities for carers and following extensive consultation with carers and statutory, community and voluntary organisations supporting carers.
Together they form the basis by which Liverpool City Council, in partnership, aim to develop and deliver carer support services in Liverpool.
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Download Liverpool's Supporting Carers Strategy 2005/06 - summary
Download Liverpool's Supporting Carers Strategy 2005/06 - full document
Liverpool's Supporting Carers Strategy is also available in the following formats: Other Languages, print, braille, large print and audio tape on request
To obtain hard copies of the Strategy please contact:
Careline by emailing wecanhelp@liverpool.gov.uk or by phone on:0151 233 3800
Jane Weller - Senior Improvement Officer (Carers)
Community services - Adult Social Care,
Information and Intelligence Team,
1st Floor Millennium House,
60 Victoria Street, Liverpool,
L1 6JQ.
Telephone: 0151 233-6326
Fax: 233 4496