Title: Elegant Report
Author: Iris Weedon
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Parkview Medical centre

Policy for carers

Date Drafted   September  04

Date               28 01 2019
Review Date  28 01 2021

Version            V7

Document Owner	Parkview Medical Centre

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Rationale
Standard 6
Carers Recognition and Services Act (1995)
Main Legislation
Carers and Disabled Children's Act (2000)
Main Legislation
Respite Care/Short Breaks for Carers
Clinical & Administrative
Audit Requirement.
Related Support Documents.

Rationale
The National Service Framework

Standard 6

The aim of Standard 6 is to ensure health and social services assess the needs of carers who provide regular and substantial care for those with severe mental illness, and provide care to meet their needs.

Carers Recognition and Services Act (1995) 

Main Legislation
The C R and S Act 1995 is the main legislation that outlines the local authority's legal obligations to carers.  The Act recognises that carers are entitled to assessment as "those providing or intending to provide a substantial amount of care on a regular basis to someone who needs support with daily living, either because of a disability or illness".  The carers act has left individual local authorities to give their own definition.

Carers and Disabled Children's Act (2000)

Main Legislation

This Act affects all carers.  It makes the carer a service user group in their own right.  In accordance with the Act, carers aged 16 or over are eligible for an assessment of their ability to provide and continue to provide care where they provide or intend to provide a substantial amount of care on a regular basis for another individual aged 18 or over.  This right exists even where the person cared for refuses an assessment of their own needs or services.  The Councils must be satisfied that the person cared for is someone for whom it may provide or arrange for the provision of care services.

Respite Care/Short Breaks for Carers 

Parkview Medical Centre will endeavour to identify all carers who are patients registered at this practice.

A carer is any person/patient who cares for another person other than parents of a normal child.

We will also record carer details onto the Carer’s Register.

Clinical & Administrative 

Identification of carers

Carers are identified using the following methods:

•	A notice placed in the reception area

•	A message on the Jayex board

•	Practice meetings using staff knowledge

•	Identification during routine consultations and especially home visits

•	New patient medical

•	Hospital discharge summaries

A carer who is not a member of the practice will need to give permission before their details can be entered on to our computer system. 

Additionally, the person cared for, should grant permission for the practice to talk freely about their condition to the carer. 

A carer who is a member of the practice but does not care for a practice member should also be entered onto the register.
Recording Carer information in the electronic Carer’s Register (EMIS WEB System).

The Register is accessed from the main EMIS Web The yellow emis Logo menu as follows:

Select registration 
From the pick list select carers
You will then get the option to add a carer – or remove a carer 

Alternately you can add a carer through the registration screen by selecting family/relationship links

We will provide information on  how to contact the local carers association and the national carers association .

If it is difficult for them with their permission we can refer to the carers association.  However ideally the  service should be contacted by the carer, as an assessment of their needs can be made sooner.

The contact details locally are:  Carers of Barking and Dagenham 

Tel: 020 8593 4422

Local
e-mail   carers@carerscentre.org.uk

website  www.carerscentre.org.uk

Since August 2011 we have been involved with Integrated Care they visit referred practice patients who have consented to the referral.  They may also advise carers regarding the help available to them
Overview.

Latest results say that one (1) in eight (8) people are carers. It is most important that they are supported with their caring activity. This important function should be recognised by all members of the practice team. 

Audit Requirement.

An annual review will be made but generally a review is made every time a new patient is added or removed.					

Related Support Documents.

•	Carers consent form / Sharing information consent form

National Support

www.carersuk.org/