Carers Guidance
- Circular HSS (ECCU) 2/2009 - Regional Carer's Support and Needs Assessment Tool (PDF 990 KB)
Circular supporting the roll out of the Regional Carer’s Support and Needs Assessment Tool as the regional assessment tool to be used for assessing the needs of carers, in all adult POCs, across Northern Ireland.(Published December 2009)
- Review of the support provision for carers (PDF 474 KB)
This report contains the findings of the review of support provision for carers undertaken by the Department for Social Development and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety. The purpose of the review was to examine the support for carers following on from the review of the National Carers’ Strategy in Britain. (Published September 2009)
- NISAT Carer's Assessment Component - Report of NHSCT Pilot (PDF 767 KB)
The Northern HSC Trust undertook an extensive pilot to test the applicability of the carer's assessment component of the Northern Ireland Single Assessment Tool (NISAT) across all programmes of care. (Completed April 2009)
- Circular HSS (ECCU) 3/2008 Implementation of Carers Strategy.(PDF 104 KB)
Second in series of circulars to provide practical advice on how to implement the recommendations emanating from "Caring for Carers" (Published November 2008)
UPDATE to Appendix A (November 2009) - Updated list of Board members (PDF 9 KB)
- HSS (ECCU) 4-2006 Carers Circular (PDF 329 KB)
Circular HSS (ECCU) 4/2006 Implementation of the Carers Strategy (Published November 2006)
- Complete A - Z for Carers (PDF 1 MB)
This is a guide for informal carers in Northern Ireland. It provides advice on who and where to contact for information, support and services relevant to carers (Published September 2006)
- Caring for Carers - (PDF 440 KB)
A Strategy for Carers, Recognising, Valuing and Supporting the Caring Role (Published January 2006)
- Carers Strategy Press Release (PDF 24 KB)
Press Release announcing the publication of the Carer's Strategy
- Information and Assessment Guidance (PDF 213 KB)
Carers and Direct Payments Act - Carers Information and Assessment Guidance for Practitioners (Published April 2005)
- Valuing Carers (PDF 87 KB)
Proposals for a Strategy for Carers in Northern Ireland (Published April 2002)
HSC Trust Carer Co-ordinators
- Carer Co-ordinators (PDF 23.2 KB)
Contact Details for Health & Social Care Trust Carer Co-ordinators (Updated February 2010)
