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The last meeting of the Coalition of Carers in Scotland was on Wednesday the 24th of February at Adelaides Church Centre in Glasgow. This was also our Annual General Meeting.

The theme of our meeting was 'Shifting the Balance of Care' - What does this mean for carers?'

The government along with key partners is exploring new ways to deliver services and has piloted innovative programmed such as Telecare and Re-ablement. They are also planning to implement an ambitious programme of change in Re-Shaping Older People's Services.

Shifting the Balance of Care from traditional services in hospital and residential settings to more flexible services in the community and at home is at the heart of these changes. At our meeting we brought togehter lead officers from the government and local authorities to explain this ambitious programme and to ask 'What does this mean for carers?'

Speakers included:

At our A.G.M Alan Scougal, Claire Cairns and Mary Stewart gave updates on the work of the Coalition over the last year
Mike Martin from the Joint Improvement Team of the Scottish Government (JIT) provided an overview of how the Scottish Government is implementing the Re-shaping of Older People's Services Programme
Denise Brown, Manager of Home based services in Edinburgh City Council provided an overview of Edinburgh's Re-Ablement programme which has recently been evaluated.
Moira MacKenzie from the JIT provided an overview of the Government's Telecare programme.

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

The following papers are available:


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