Latest News and Developments
- Give us a Break - Turning Commitments into Action
The Coalition of Carers in Scotland and Shared Care Scotland have produced a guide outlining new developments in Short Breaks and Respite Care. To learn more and download a copy of the guide , follow this link.
- Carers included in Government's Anti-Discrimination Measures
On the 2nd April, the government announced that The Equality Bill will be extended to include a ban on discrimination and harrassment based on association with disability. This means that carers looking after someone with a disability will soon receive additional protection in relation to employment and services. To find out more, follow this link.
- Carers Poverty Protest March
The first ever Carer Poverty Protest March took place on the 22nd April in Edinburgh. To find out more, and view a film of events, follow this link.
- Getting it Right for Carers Campaign
The National Carer Organisations in Scotland (NCO) launched their Getting it Right for Carers Campaign in January 2009. To find out more, and download a copy of our briefing paper, follow this link.
- Last Meeting of the Coalition of Carers in Scotland
The last meeting of the Coalition of Carers was on the 25th of February in Edinburgh. This was our Annual General Meeting and the theme of the day was The Future of Unpaid Care in Scotland - What Next for Carers. For more details and copies of the papers, follow this link.
- Next meeting of The Coalition of Carers in Scotland
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday the 27th May at Renfield St Stephen's Church, Glasgow. The theme will be Carers Rights. For details of this meeting and others planned for 2009, follow this link
- Working Groups of The Coalition of Carers in Scotland
The Coalition has four working groups which meet regularly in order to coordinate our activities in the following areas:
- Short Breaks
- Rural and Remote Carers
- Policy and Partnership
- Carers in Europe
For further details of our working groups, including copies of the most recent minutes, follow this link
- The Spending Review and Carers
On Wednesday the 14th of November the Scottish Government published its report on the
Spending Review . But what does this mean for carers? To find out more, follow this link.
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Investment for Young Carers and Training for Carers
A funding package for young carers and training for carers was announced by Minister for Public Health Shona Robison in June 2007. For more details, follow this link.
- Appeal for cross-party support for carers
At a debate on health and wellbing on Thursday 28th June, Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, appealed to all parties to work together to improve support for both people with dementia and unpaid carers. For more details follow this link.
- Update on Scotland's Carers Manifesto
 A big thank you to everyone who took part in Scotland’s Carers Manifesto Campaign
For details on the Scotland’s Carers Manifesto and outcomes from our campaign, follow this link. To visit the dedicated campaign website, follow this link.
- Coalition – Looking Forward to the Future
In May 2007 We spent some time considering the future role of the Coalition and the development of our 3 year strategic plan for 2008 to 2011. We held a Development Day and produced a report entitled ‘Looking Forward to the Future’. This was presented at our meeting in June 2007 and positive feedback was received from members.
To download a copy of the report follow this link.
- Care 21 : The future of unpaid care in Scotland
This report, commissioned by the Scottish Executive, was launched in September 2005.
It has major significance for carers in Scotland and for the future of unpaid caring. For links to the report and
a summary guide for carers, follow this link. The Scottish Executive issued it's response to the report in April 2006. For full details, follow this link.
- Respite Care Task Group
Respite Care was identified by the Scottish Executive as one of the priorities for implementation within Care 21. A Respite Task Group has been established, which the Coalition is a member of. For more details of the work of the task group, including it's remit and minutes of meetings, follow this link.
- National Carer Organisations
The Network of National Carer Organisations meet every six weeks to discuss and agree the collective role and joint working relationships for the development of policy and legislation affecting carers. For more information about this group and for copies of the terms of reference and minutes of meetings, follow this link.
- NHS Carer Information Strategy Guidance
The guidance for NHS Carer Information Strategies was launched by the Scottish Executive in April 2006. NHS Boards must submit their strategies to the Executive by October 2006 in order for the Strategies to be implemented in April 2007. For a full copy of the guidance, follow this link. For a copy of the paper on best practice examples, follow this link
- New Rights for Working Carers
A new Bill is before Parliament which will entitle carers to the same rights to flexible
working as parents with young children. For more information, follow this
link.
- Carers UK launches the Back Me Up campaign to make sure
carers do not have to cope alone in an emergency. This
link takes you to the Carers UK website and further information
about the campaign.
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