Improving support for carers

The second part of our two-stage consultation about improving support for carers ended on 8 September 2009. If you took part, thank you for your input.

Background to this consultation

Stage one

In January and February 2009 we undertook the first stage of a consultation about carers' needs. Through Care for the Carers and ReThink (two voluntary organisations that provide support for carers in East Sussex) nearly 1,000 carers completed our survey.

You will find two documents with feedback from stage one of the consultation below.

Stage two

In stage two, we offered the public (carers and non-carers alike) the chance to read our plans and comment on them. The questionnaire is available to download below.

We also attended events and went out to several venues across the county over the summer so that we could talk to as many local people as possible, and we held a conference in Eastbourne, hosted by Care for the Carers.

What happened next

We received around 160 completed surveys, and the majority of people who responded understood and agreed with our plans. Lots of people made useful comments which not only helped us improve our strategy but will also help us plan the best way to put the strategy into practice.

After carefully analysing your responses, we have finalised our new strategy. You can download it using the link near the bottom of the page.

More information

If you would like more information or printed copies of any of the documents below, please contact:

William Alexander
Adult Social Care, North A
PO Box 5, County Hall
FREEPOST LW134
Lewes BN7 1BR

Email: william.alexander@eastsussex.gov.uk
Phone: 01273 482533

For more information about services for carers, please see our pages on:

• Adult carers
• Young carers.

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Improving support for carers - Stage two questionnaire (57k) Questionnaire for stage two of the improving support for carers consultation.
Improving support for carers - Stage two questionnaire in large print (71k)
What carers told us about improving support for carers - Stage one of this consultation (63k) Read about the results of the first stage of this consultation.
Raw data from stage one of this consultation - Appendix A (322k) Want to know more about what carers told us? You'll find more detailed results in this document.
Joint Commissioning Strategy for Carers' Services - Appendix B: Equalities Impact Assessment (74k)
East Sussex Joint Commissioning Strategy for Carers' Services 2010-2015 (45k) This is our full strategy. It has been agreed between East Sussex County Council's Adult Social Care Department, NHS Hastings and Rother Primary Care Trust and NHS East Sussex, Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust for the support of adult carers in East Sussex.
What carers want (91k) Feedback from two major consultations about what carers want from Adult Social Care and health services in East Sussex, and how we have updated our plans as a result.