The States of Guernsey is developing a Carers' Action Plan.
By 'carers' we mean for people who provide unpaid support to their family members, neighbours or friends. Many people play important roles in supporting family members and friends. This might include, for example, supporting people who are elderly, disabled, or experiencing long-term health issues. There are different ways in which carers might support family members or friends. These could include making meals for someone, helping them to get up in the morning, helping with shopping or keeping an eye on someone who is at risk. Most people will undertake a caring role at some point in their lives.
As part of the Supported Living and Ageing Well Strategy the States of Guernsey made a strategic commitment to 'recognise the value of informal carers and seek to ensure that they are supported'. In fulfilment of that commitment, the States of Guernsey is developing a Carers Action Plan which will outline the priority actions that need to be undertaken to support people in Guernsey and Alderney who support family members and friends.
At the start of 2018, the views of carers were sought via a survey in order to help identify the priorities for the Action Plan, and what changes should be included in it to better support carers in future. This survey closed on 7th March 2018. The results of the survey have been published on 30th April 2019, along with the Carers' Action Plan. You can view these documents in the downloads section on this page.
If you have any questions about the Action Plan please email carers@gov.gg or call 01481 732546.
Closed: 7th March 2018
