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November 2010

Our meeting on the 24th of November was held in Apex Hotel at Waterloo Place in Edinburgh. The theme of the meeting was ' Translating Caring Together into Action'

Throughout the day we discussed how the Headline Actions in Caring Together can be translated into Action. These included the Headline Actions:

'We will ensure carer representation on Community Health Partnerships'
' We will invest a further £1million in 2010-11 to provide more innovative short breaks provision in Scotland to be delivered by the voluntary sector'
'We will develp a Carers Rights Charter, consolidating exisiting legal rights and srtting out key principles for carer support both now and in the future'

We also held our Annual General Meeting, which included updates from the Chairperson, Network Coordinator and Treasurer.

Speakers included:

Claire Cairns from the Coalition of Carers in Scotland
Tony Seagall from Carers of East Lothian
Don Williamson from Shared Care Scotland
Jennifer Roe from Carers Link

Members were invited to contribute their views through questions and discussion.

The following papers are available:


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