Welcome to CarersNet
CarersNet is the official website of the Coalition of Carers in Scotland - an information network designed for carers, carer groups and organisations, and for people working with carers.
The Coalition of Carers in Scotland gratefully acknowledges financial support from the National Lottery Charities Board for this project.
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Summary booklet on the Caring About Scotland's Carers: The Strategy for Carers in Scotland, National Carers Strategy Caring About Scotland available as a word document
News and recent developments
The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill 2002
The Scottish Parliament's new legislation on free personal care for older people, implemented in July 2002, is of great importance to carers.
The £125 million package includes:
- the removal of all charges for personal care in the community
- for those in a care home who are currently self-funding, a flat rate payment of £90 a week for personal care and for those needing nursing care an additional £65 a week
- additional funding for local authorities to continue to offer more care in people‚s own homes by improving the standard and availability of the wide range of services that can maintain older people's independence and enable them to stay home longer
In line with the recommendations of the Care Development Group, the Executive will:
- establish an implementation support group to take forward the Group‚s recommendations
- adopt a definition of personal care which endorses that recommended by the Royal Commission and includes psychological support and counselling
- back the Group‚s endorsement of the Royal Commission's recommendation that people should continue to pay their own living and accommodation costs where they can afford to do so.
Th Scottish Executive has produced a leaflet on Free Personal Care which can be found at their website
Legislation links
The following is a guide to external websites detailing recent Scottish legislation:
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