Reports
NI
State of Caring in Northern Ireland 2017
09 October 2017
Carers UK carries out an annual survey of carers to understand the state of caring in the UK.
Of the 7000 people who completed this year’s State of Caring Survey, over 600 were from Northern Ireland making it the largest State ...
Consultation Response
NI
Carers NI response to proposed Health and Social Care Trust’s Savings Plans
06 October 2017
The Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together identified carers as “equal partners in care” and “in need of our support” yet these proposed savings cuts will undoubtedly put more pressure on carers who are looking after an ill, elderly or disabled ...
Briefing
NI
Supporting Carers in Northern Ireland - Party Conference Briefing
29 September 2017
Carers Northern Ireland's briefing to all political parties as they hold their Party Conferences.
Briefing
NI
Carers and the potential impact of Brexit
18 September 2017
In the days and weeks after the EU referendum in the UK on the 23rd June 2016, Carers NI received a number of queries from carers and organisations supporting carers about potential impacts Brexit would have on distance carers who live/...
Consultation Response
NI
Response to Pre-consultation on Re-shaping Stroke services in Northern Ireland
18 September 2017
There are around 36,000 people living with the effects of stroke in Northern Ireland therefore, we can assume that there are similar numbers of family members/friends caring for those 36,000 stroke survivors.