Support for Carers
Locally based MSP Linda Fabiani has welcomed the announcement that there will be extra funding made available to strengthen the support services for carers including almost £1million that will go to NHS Lanarkshire.
Over the next three years, an additional £9 million will be provided to NHS Boards across Scotland to bolster the implementation of Carer Information Strategies. NHS Lanarkshire’s share of this is just over £900,000.
Carers will benefit from greater awareness and recognition of their role, improved provision of information and available support, with more access to training to help them cope with their caring role.
NHS staff will also be given training on how to identify unpaid carers and signpost them to local sources of support, and will work closely with carers as key partners in the delivery of care.
Ms Fabiani said:“I am delighted to see this valuable work being done to support carers and highlight the new funding available to Health Boards to implement their Carer Information Strategies.
“I already know about the plight of a number of carers in East Kilbride but it is of real importance that we continue identifying people who unselfishly give so much of their own lives in order to care for a loved one and ensure that they are offered the right ongoing support.
“We currently have an ageing population and many carers are themselves now elderly. We need to ensure that carers do not neglect their own health and are given care and support themselves when they need it.“The additional funding being provided by the Scottish Government will ensure that carers are given the best possible support.
“I am pleased that NHS Lanarkshire will be receiving one of the highest allocations of funding, this recognises the large numbers of carers we have amongst our population and I would hope the NHS Board will work with local carer services and use their experience to help prioritise frontline services for carers.
“I am looking forward to seeing this funding making a real difference for carers across Scotland.”
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