Carers Policy

Caring Together – The Carers’ Strategy for Scotland, 2010-2015 published in July 2010, is a comprehensive strategy covering different aspects of carers’ lives and has the vision of ensuring that;

• Carers are recognised and valued as equal partners in care.
• Carers are supported and empowered to manage their caring responsibilities with confidence and in good health and to have a life of their own outside of caring.
• Carers are fully engaged as participants in the planning and development of their own personalised, high-quality, flexible support and are not shoe-horned into unsuitable support. The same principle applies to carers' involvement in the services provided to the people they care for.

• Carers are not disadvantaged, or discriminated against, by virtue of being a carer.

The strategy brings together the contribution of the statutory and voluntary sector to help improve outcomes for carers. There is a chapter on carers and employment and the strategy also covers areas such as poverty.

The Carers’ and Young Carers’ Strategies identify a number of key actions in relation to Skills Development Scotland and its role in supporting carers and young carers to achieve their full potential.  Skills Development Scotland is working with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Carers Scotland to take forward these actions.