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The aim of this study was to examine the ways in which young carers come to the attention of voluntary and statutory agencies and to identify the ways young carers needs are assessed. The report sought to identify the approaches that are successful in meeting the social, economic, educational and health needs of young carers and to assess the results of evaluations of the way the services are delivered.

This publication sets out a vision for giving people approaching the end of life more choice about where they would like to live and die.

Support for unpaid carers has rightly become an important policy area in Scotland. In some ways, Scotland is ahead of other parts of the UK when it comes to developing services for carers. To build on this, the Scottish Executive undertook a project looking into the future needs of unpaid carers, and how services might need to change over the next 10 years. The aim was to  create a picture of what services unpaid carers need, and how best to deliver these services so that they make a difference to people’s quality of life.

This good practice guidance is issued every year along with monies to enable councils to support carers. Precisely how they do this is monitored by the Commission for Social Care Inspection.

The need for an inspection of Social Care Support Services for Carers of Older People in Northern Ireland was identified during the consultation on the former Social Services Inspectorate's inspection programme for 2002-2005. The inspection continued into 2006. The reports arising from the inspection identify many areas of good practice and good quality work undertaken by highly motivated staff. The reports have sought to identify both what is working well and where improvements are still needed.

This document summarises responses to the 'Transforming your care: a vision to action' consultation which ran from 9 October 2012 to 15 January 2013. 'Transforming your care' proposes a reshaped model of care with the individual at the centre to improve health and wellbeing of people, adopting a prevention and enabling approach. A total of 2,242 responses were received to the consultation from either organisations or individuals.

This circular provides information on the administration of the 2010-11 allocation for local authorities taking part in the Carers Strategy Demonstrator Sites (CSDS) project. The CSDS project is a Department of Health initiative to look at ways of providing new approaches to offering breaks for carers, health checks for carers and better NHS support for carers. Plans for demonstrator sites were set out in the Carers Strategy “Carers at the heart of 21st-Century families and communities: A caring system on your side. A life of your own”.

1.. As one of our witnesses observed, "we all die … 100% mortality is an immutable fact and it is not actually a sign of failure".[1] However, death remains the last taboo. Every year about 520,000 people die in England, around a quarter of whom access some form of palliative care. Many patients experience "severe symptoms" and "psychosocial problems" in their last months of life.[2]

Following Budget 2014, the Government of Canada launched the Canadian Employers for Caregivers Plan (CECP) to explore ways to help employee caregivers participate as fully as possible in the workforce.  In June 2014, the CECP established a Panel to consult with employers on workplace practices that support caregivers.  The Panel has now released a report presenting  findings and insights from its consultations on workplace practices for assisting employee caregivers, and providing recommendations for Canadian businesses interested in becoming more supportive of their employees who are careg

This document outlines options for the design of national eligibility criteria for Wales. These were with advice from a Technical Working Group on Eligibility considering this issue on behalf of the Welsh Government in March and April 2014. The report has been prepared following the final meeting of the group on 2 April 2014 and refined through a wider stakeholder engagement process during May and June 2014.