Handy Guides to the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 and how it affects carers

Adult Carer Support Plan
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When the person you care for is being assessed
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Short Breaks for Carers
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Carers Act
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Emergency Planning
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Hospital Discharge Planning
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The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016

The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 takes effect from April 1st 2018 and is intended to ensure better and more consistent support for carers so that they can continue to care, if they so wish, in better health and to have a life alongside their caring role.
From April 1st 2018 there is:
  • A new right for carers to be offered or request an Adult Carer Support Plan (ASCP) or Young Carer Statement (YCS), setting out their personal outcomes and identified needs.
  • A duty for local authorities to provide support to carers, based on the carer's needs which meet the local eligibility criteria.  They also have a power to provide support to meet carers' needs which don't meet these criteria.
  • A requirement for local authorities to establish and maintain an information and advice service for carers.  They must also publish and review a short breaks statement.
  • A duty for local authorities and health board to "take such steps as they consider appropriate" to involve carers and carer representatives in the planning and evaluation of services that support carers, including the preparation of the local carer strategy.
  • A requirement for the responsible local authority to consider support in the form of a break from caring, and the desirability of breaks from caring provided on a planned basis.
  • A duty on health boards to inform the carer and to invite their views before a cared for person is discharged from hospital.  These must be taken into account before the discharge of the cared for person.
  • The publication of a Carers' Charter to accompany the Act, which sets out the rights of carers in or under the Act.
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