Surrey Care Association
9th October 2012
“CARERS look after family, partners or friends
in need of help because they are ill, frail or
have a disability. The care they provide is
unpaid.”
Planning our work:
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A multi agency group for carers work in Surrey.
Includes carers as equal partners
Commissioning and Development Strategy
Young Carers Strategy and Action Plan
Surrey has 106,700 carers who save the nation
an estimated £1.595 billion a year.
We also have an estimated 12,000 young carers.
The National Carers Strategy emphasises the
importance of working with carers as partners in
care ........
... And also supporting carers own needs for a “a
life outside of caring
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New stronger duty to assess and provide
services to meet carers needs. From April
2015 councils will need to provide:
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More Breaks
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More Carer Personal Budgets
Better information
Statutory duty to provide preventative services
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Estimated Cost £3.4 Million a year in Surrey
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plus some extra assessment costs
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- Young Carers Support Service
- A Voice for Carers/ Carer Awareness/Training
- GP Carers Recognition Project and Breaks
- Enabling Carers Training (small grants)
- Carers Back Care Service
- Carers and Employment Service
- Independent Local Carers Support Services
- Leisure Services (Learning Disabilities)
- Mental Health Carers Support Service
- Benefits Advice for Carers
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Nearly 2000 responses
70% were woman and 30% men.
60% were caring over 50 hours a week
Almost 100% had a health condition
35% thought their condition had worsened due
to caring
Over half were caring for someone with a
physical disability.
40% were caring for people with mental health
issues including dementia.
75% lived with the person they were caring for
 Identify
carers
 Provide Carers with information
 Refer to other services
 A friendly face and someone to listen
 A partnership approach
Co-designed ‘Carers Care
Pathway’ linked to patient
care pathways and hospital
discharge procedures.
To support heath staff in
identifying, recognising and
supporting carers
(including young carers).
New training resources
and practitioners check list
Launched September 2012
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Multi Agency Dementia Strategy
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19 Dementia Navigators employed by Alzheimer’s
Society
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ELOC Breaks service
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Regional Innovation Funding for improving carers
Advice/ Information project launch September
2012
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Joint work around information provision
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Promote the availability of breaks
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New Carers Awareness Training resources
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And E-Learning
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“Providers” involved in “response to Bill
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John Bangs
Senior Manager Carers
Commissioning
Surrey County Council
John.Bangs@surreycc.gov.uk
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Jane Thornton
CEO
Action for Carers Surrey
Jane@actionforcarers.org.uk