Draft Dumfries & Galloway Carers Strategy 2017-2021 Consultation

                                                                     

The current Dumfries & Galloway Carers Strategy expires in 2017. A draft strategy has been developed for 2017 – 2021 following consultation with Carers, Carers Organisations and Partners.

A Carer is defined by the Scottish Government as “a person of any age who provides unpaid help and support to a relative, friend or neighbour who cannot manage to live independently without the Carers help due to frailty, illness, disability or addiction”. In Dumfries & Galloway, Carers make up 10% of the population and of this group, 29% provide more than 50 hours of support a week.

Carers are a vital component of the health and social care system.  Unpaid Carers are the largest group of care providers in Scotland, providing more care than the NHS and Councils combined, avoiding costs of over £10bn per annum (University of Sheffield 2015).

A copy of the draft strategy can be found by clicking here :

Alternatively the direct web address is:
http://www.nhsdg.scot.nhs.uk/Resources/Communications/Documents/0586-16_Carers_Strategy.pdf

We would greatly appreciate if you can complete the survey, which can be found at this link https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/dgcarers
To go directly to the survey, click HERE

This consultation is open until 30 June 2017.

For more information or assistance to complete the consultation survey please email Carers@dumgal.gov.uk or phone 01387 246 941.

Hard copies are available on request.