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The carers' strategy sets out the Government's short-term agenda and long-term vision for the future care and support of carers The carers' strategy is underpinned by £255 million to implement some immediate steps alongside with medium and long-term plans. New commitments in the carers’ strategy include: £150 million towards planned short breaks for carers; £38 million towards supporting carers to enter or re-enter the job market and £6 million towards improving support for young carers.

Direct payments, which allow users to arrange their own care and services instead of receiving them directly from  local councils, can be made to parents and carers aged 16 or over. This includes people with parental responsibility for a disabled child. This guide offers advice to people who are thinking about or who are already getting direct payments from their local council social services department.

This report presents the new mental health strategy for Wales, covering people of all ages. It aims to address the needs of people with mental health problems or a mental illness, whilst also improving mental wellbeing. The strategy is intended to improve outcomes for service users, carers and their families.  It encourages the "recovery and reablement" approach, which aims to help people live independently and achieve their full potential.

The Government response to the Law Commission's three year review into adult social care law. The response considers each of the Law Commission's recommendations and sets them in the context of the Government proposals for reform published in the draft Care and Support Bill.

This report argues that intermediate care, a range of services to promote faster recovery from illness, prevent faster recovery from illness, reduce hospital admissions and to maximise independence, is vital to improve the health and well being of older people. The national service framework for older people is a ten year programme of action linking services to support independence and promote good health, specialised services for key conditions, and culture change so that all older people and their carers are always treated with respect, dignity and fairness.

The government response to the consultation on draft regulations to support young carers and their families. It includes a summary of the responses received and the list of organisations that responded to the consultation. The public consultation included two online forums held with young carers and with young adult carers respectively.

This Explanatory Memorandum outlines the background and purpose of the Carers Strategies (Wales) Measure 2010. The Strategy provides for the provision of information and advice to carers and for the effective involvement of local authorities with carers when making decisions about the provision of services to and for carers. Part 2 provides the Regulatory Impact Assessment of the measure.

There are about 500,000 carers in Scotland. Carers are people who regularly provide voluntary care for relatives or friends who are unable to look after themselves.

If you are a carer, we want to do more to help you. We set out our 'Strategy for carers in Scotland' on 24 November 1999. The strategy has five main aims.

All Wales People First has been actively involved in preparing this Statement on Policy and Practice for Adults with a Learning Disability. This has been a welcome opportunity for people with learning disabilities to get directly involved in policy making. We were able to give our very valuable viewpoint which reflects the desires, hopes, dreams, wants and needs of people with learning disabilities.

This booklet provides some background information about dementia, its causes and symptoms, and gives practical advice on how to help someone with dementia, especially in the early stages. Information on support services and useful organisations are also provided.