Carers Action Plan 2007-2012

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2007_018

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Governance and Service Delivery
Clinical/ Patient Services - Nursing and Midwifery
Clinical/ Patient Services - Aged Care
Personnel/Workforce - Industrial and Employee Relations

Summary
The NSW Carers Action Plan outlines a whole of government policy commitment to recognising and supporting carers over the next 5 years. It includes strategies to increase the respect and recognition of carers, reach out to family members who may not see themselves as carers, improve service to carers and the people they care for, encourage agencies to view carers as partners in care and support carers to combine work and caring.

Area Health Services are expected to develop Area Health Service Carer Action Plans that demonstrate NSW Health's implementation of the whole of government policy and report on progress to the Primary Health and Community Partnerships Branch on an annual basis.

Date of Publication: 20 March 2007

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Primary Health and Community Partnerships

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, NSW Dept of Health

Audience: All staff

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Divisions of General Practice, NSW Department of Health

Review Date: 20 March 2012

File No: 06/3834-3

Status: Active

File link: Carers Action Plan 2007-2012
File size: 343Kb