Caring Together: The Carers Strategy for Scotland 2010 – 2015 – JPND Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Name of regional policy
Caring Together: The Carers Strategy for Scotland 2010 – 2015
Name of region
Scotland
Please briefly describe the policy
Caring Together sets out 10 key actions to improve support to carers over the next five years. The focus is on improved identification of carers, assessment, information and advice, health and well-being, carer support, participation and partnership.
Is this policy about:

Both health and social care

Does this policy cover:

Both

Please categorise the policy using the following descriptors

Policy or operational framework to define standards for the quality of care ?Framework for diagnosis and patient/family support (for example, covering the provision of services such as memory clinics)Policy on individual choice and control (autonomy) in care and treatment decision-making. Policy on payment for care. Policy or regulations relating to residential care or nursing home supportSupport for independent living and community based care Support for end of life careEducation programmes for healthcare professionals and carersHealthcare policy for primary care (local doctor) or other community healthcare provision (such as nurses, chiropodists, health visitors) in relation to neurodegenerative conditions

Relevant web link to policy document
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/07/23153304/0

Caring Together: The Carers Strategy for Scotland 2010 – 2015