Carers

Information, guidance, advice and resources to help you support over 6 million carers in the UK and the vital contribution they make.

Care Act: eligibility

Part of Care Act 2014

A key component of the Care Act is the introduction of a new approach to the assessment of people's needs for care and support, and the determination whether these needs are eligible. In this film, social care practitioners talk about how their working practice will change as a result of the new assessment and eligibility framework. They discuss the key principles of the framework, the impact it will have on individuals and identify some of the challenges in its implementation.

Care Act: assessment and eligibility: supported self-assessment

Part of Care Act 2014

A short guide providing the key points for practitioners to consider when recommending a supported self-assessment for an adult requiring care, or for their carers with support needs under the Care Act 2014. It looks at delivering a supported self-assessment and at how local authorities can ensure that the supported self-assessment is an accurate and complete reflection of an individuals needs and outcomes. It then covers what needs to be done after the supported self-assessment and assurance process has been completed. Lists the benefits and challenges of supported-assessment and provides a check-list of core duties. The guide should be read in conjunction with the Care and Support (Assessment) Regulations 2014 and Chapter 6 of the statutory guidance.

Living and learning together: conference report: August 2004

The General Social Care Council (GSCC) and Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) share a commitment to putting service users and carers at the heart of all aspects of social work and social care, including social work education. As part of this commitment, the GSCC and SCIE held a joint conference in November 2003, to promote and share different approaches to service user and carer involvement in social work education and training. This report provides a summary of the content of the conference, an analysis of lessons learnt and some suggestions and practical tips about putting this into practice effectively. We hope it will contribute to further developing knowledge and dissemination of good practice in this area.

Dying well at home: the case for integrated working

Part of Integrated health and social care

This guide is about providing good care and support for people who want to die at home

The role of carers and families in reablement

This film for health and adult social care commissioners and people who use reablement and their carers introduces Jill Hunter, who was recently discharged from hospital with limited mobility. We hear how crucially important it is for families and carers to buy into the reablement ethos and contribute to its success

Social work education case study: Leeds University

Part of Co-production

This film for social work educators and students looks at the different ways that people who use services and carers are involved in the social work degree at Leeds University. It shows the benefits students get from contact with users and carers and what users and carers gain from the experience.

Social work education case study: Anglia Ruskin University

Part of Co-production

In this film for social work educators and students, people who use services, carers and academics describe participation in a social work degree. It looks at how users and carers are involved in the course, the benefits students get from contact with them and what users and carers gain from the experience.

Social work education participation: access, payment and support

Part of Co-production

This video for social work educators and staff and people who use services looks at the practical arrangements that need to be made around accessibility, support and payments to ensure that users and carers can participate in social work education and be rewarded for their input.

Social work education participation: hopes for the future

Part of Co-production

Academics, policy-makers, people who use services and carers describe their hopes for the future development of user and carer participation in social work education in this film for social work educators and students and service users.