Integrated approach to identifying and assessing Carer health and wellbeingThis toolkit published by NHS England clarifies the new duties on NHS organisations under the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014, and includes examples of positive practice of work that have proven successful in supporting carers and their families. Read more »
Caring for CarersThe Caring for Carers Hub developed by the Royal College of General Practitioners is a web based tool that can help primary care staff to more effectively support carers and the people they care for. Read more »
Commissioning for Carers PrinciplesThis practical tool is part of a suite of products that will help commissioners to deliver what carers say is important to them in ways that have been shown to work effectively and efficiently in practice. Read more »
Physical health guide for carersThis guide published by Rethink Mental Illness is designed to help carers, families and friends to get better physical healthcare for the person they support. Read more »
Mental health for all by involving allIn this video Vikram Patel discusses an initiative to train members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others. Read more »
Hidden from view: the experiences of young carers in EnglandThis report, published by The Children’s Society, analyses government data tracking 15,000 children across England and reveals the significant long-term impact that caring has on a child’s life. Read more »
No decision about us, without usThe guide, No decision about us without us, provides practical advice for the public on how they can ensure the government’s ambition to improve mental health for all is being translated into action on the front line. Read more »
The White Paper ‘Caring for our future: reforming care and support’, published by the Department of Health, sets out the vision for a reformed care and support system. Read more »
No health without mental healthThis strategy sets out six shared objectives to improve the mental health and well-being of the nation, and to improve outcomes for people with mental health problems through high quality services. Read more »
Healthy Lives, Healthy People: our strategy for public health in EnglandThis white paper sets out the government’s long-term vision for the future of public health in England. The aim is to create a ‘wellness’ service (Public Health England) and to strengthen both national and local leadership. Read more »
Equity and excellence: liberating the NHSEquity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS sets out the government’s long-term vision for the future of the NHS, building on the delivery of a comprehensive service, available to all, free at the point of use, based on need, not ability to pay. Read more »
Personal budgets for older people – making it happenThis guide focuses on how councils can make personal budgets work well for older people and their families. It looks at how to ensure they are accessible, simple to use, flexible and help to achieve the things that matter most to the people using them. Read more »