Issue - meetings

The BCP Carers Strategy (2022-2027) sets out 5 key strategic priorities to support carers and recognise the valuable contribution they make to our community. At least 39,000 people in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are carers and they play a vital role in sustaining our health and social care system by enabling the people they care for to live safely in their own homes for longer.

The strategy has been shaped by the views and experiences of local carers and aims to support them to look after their own health and wellbeing, to enable them to stay in their caring roles and prevent, reduce, or delay the need for health and care services for the people they care for.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approves the BCP Carers Strategy contained in Appendix 1 to this Report

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Portfolio Holder for People and Homes

Reasons

The Strategy:

    (i)         Delivers support to carers to allow them to sustain their caring role and enable people to live safely in their own homes for longer, delaying, reducing, or preventing the need for health and social care services;

   (ii)         Meets the requirements of the Care Act (2014); and

 (iii)         Supports the priorities of the Corporate Strategy and Adult Social Care Strategy

The Portfolio Holder for People and Homes presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'C' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that the BCP Carers Strategy (2022-2027) sets out 5 key strategic priorities to support carers and recognise the valuable contribution they make to our community.

In relation to this Cabinet was informed that at least 39,000 people in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are carers and they play a vital role in sustaining our health and social care system by enabling the people they care for to live safely in their own homes for longer.

Cabinet was advised that the strategy has been shaped by the views and experiences of local carers and aims to support them to look after their own health and wellbeing, to enable them to stay in their caring roles and prevent, reduce, or delay the need for health and care services for the people they care for.

RESOLVED that Cabinet approves the BCP Carers Strategy contained in Appendix 1 to this Report

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Portfolio Holder for People and Homes