Carers Northern Ireland welcomes all initiatives that move people away from being just passive consumers of care services. We welcome the Trust's Carers Strategy as a clear statement of the Trust's plans and intentions in support of carers. We believe that it will be useful for staff and carers alike.…

Carers Northern ireland has submitted its response to the The Public Health Agency and the Health and Social Care Board's consultation on their Personal and Public Involvement (PPI) Strategy.

DHSSPS has produced this document to provide a policy framework for Health and Social Care (HSC) commissioners, Trusts, the Public Health Agency, the voluntary and community sectors and independent care providers that will help them plan and develop more effective services to support people with long term conditions and their…

Carers Northern Ireland believes wholeheartedly that carer involvement is essential to ensure the design and delivery of health care services and polices that meet the needs of carers and the people for whom they care. The impact of caring responsibilities and lack of free time makes it difficult for carers…

Carers Northern Ireland was asked to make a submission on Carers Allowance to the Assembly's Committee for Social Development. We made the point that while many carers are on low incomes ond Carers Allowance is inadequate, for many carers the idea of being recognised and valued is just as important.

Carers Northern Ireland made a number of submissions on the draft Departmental Budgets. Our main concerns were a lack of detail the absence of a programme and priorities for government to assess the budgets against. Download our responses to OFMDFM, DHSSPS and DSD.

Carers Northern Ireland has a number of concerns about the Government's DLA proposals including the objective assessment for claimants and the lack of consideration to the impact on carers.

Carers Northern Ireland's response gives a cautious welcome to some of the key principles in the White Paper, which could deliver a simpler, less complex benefits system for disabled people and their families. However we are disappointed that the Government did not take this opportunity to reform Carers Allowance. 

Carers Northern Ireland supports a strong and inclusive Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. We are disappointed by the proposals in the current NIO consultation document. We are concerned that the current proposals for a Bill of Rights will not adequately protect the human rights of carers, particularly where those…

The 2001 Census was the first Census to include a question on carers. The 2011 Census will therefore provide the first ever opportunity for comparative data on changes in the caring population over a 10 year period. It is Carers Northern Ireland's view that it is essential to include a…