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Carers

CarerA Carer is someone who, unpaid, provides help and support to a relative, friend or neighbour who could not manage without that help due to frailty, long-term illness or disability.

Many carers do not see themselves as carers but primarily as a parent, child, wife, husband, partner, friend or neighbour. Many carers tend to be hidden in our communities and are not aware that help and support is available. Carers may live with the person they care for but many do not. Some carers will be balancing caring responsibilities with paid employment. Many give up paid employment to care. There is no such thing as a typical Carer. Caring roles have an impact not only on individual carers but also on whole family units.

NHS Forth Valley and the three local authorities and carers centres in Forth Valley have established a Carers Information Strategy, (pdf, 76k). The purpose of the strategy is to ensure that carers receive advice, information, support and training to assist them in carrying out their caring role, and also to ensure that staff are made aware of the needs of carers, and that carers are included, as approporiate, in decisions related to healthcare. 

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Practical guidance and advice to family and unpaid carers who are involved in moving and handling family members or other people around the home.

Moving Forth - Information for families and unpaid carers when caring for an individual at home(pdf, 135k)

 

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