Carers guidance
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Guidance including HSS Circulars for carers
Documents
- Circular HSS (ECCU) 3/2010: Carer and Discharge Guidance – Guides for Carers, Staff and Managers/Policy Makers
- A Carers Guide - A specially formatted version of the Carer's Guide, allowing it to be printed in booklet form.
- Revised A-Z for Carers - 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
- Carers credit regulations - A Care Certificate is required when an application is made for Carer’s Credit but the person(s) being cared for is not in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits.
- Circular HSS (ECCU) 2/2009 - Regional Carer's Support and Needs Assessment Tool
- Review of the support provision for carers
- Circular HSS (ECCU) 3/2008 Implementation of Carers Strategy
- HSS (ECCU) 4-2006 Carers Circular
- Caring for carers - A Strategy for Carers, Recognising, Valuing and Supporting the Caring Role (Published January 2006)
- Information and Assessment Guidance - Carers and Direct Payments Act - Carers Information and Assessment Guidance for Practitioners (Published April 2005)
- Valuing carers - Proposals for a Strategy for Carers in Northern Ireland (Published April 2002)