Bury Metro Carers Strategy is a document which has been produced in direct response to the Governments National Carers Strategy "Caring about Carers, 1998".
The Strategy document was produced with the help of a wide variety of organisations, as well as individual Carers.
The strategy will be used as a guide for statutory and independent organisations to inform the development of services and avoid duplication.
The strategy will be reviewed on an annual basis.
Brief overview of what is in the Carers Strategy.
- Assessment
- Breaks for carers
- Carers and employment
- Consultation / involvement
- Ethnic minorities
- Health needs
- Identifying carers
- Information
- Lifelong learning
- Standards
- Young carers
Copies of the Carers Strategy document are available from:
Carers Section
Craig House
5 Bank Street
Bury
BL9 OBA
Or can be viewed electronically by following the links below:
Carers Strategy (1068kb 39 page pdf)
Carers Strategy 2004-2005 update (202kb 15 page pdf)
