Links
Links:
General Links - National
The Carers Federation
The Carers Federation supports carers and the people for whom they care. The organisation provides a wide range of services and useful information, and is managed by a board of carers, former carers and people who use services.
Carers Information
Section of the Department of Health's website devoted to carers, with links to various documents & reports
CPPIH - Commission for Patient & Public Involvement in Health
Official website of the Commission for Patient & Public Involvement in Health. The Commission's role is to make sure the public is involved in decision making about health services in England
CSCI - Commission for Social Care Inspection
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) registers, inspects and reports on social care services in England. They inspect and report on care services and councils to improve social care and stamp out bad practice.
CSIP - The Care Services Improvement Partnership
The Care Services Improvement Partnership are part of the care services directorate at the Department of Health. Most services are based in eight regional development centres spread all over the country. These regional bases, hosted in local NHS organisations, mean that they can respond more flexibly to people locally, regionally and nationally.
CSIP work with the statutory, voluntary and private sectors to make the best use of the full range of resources and expertise available to improve services.. They support positive changes in services and in the wellbeing of vulnerable people with health and social care needs. Their website tells you more about their work, how they are organised and how to get in touch.
Department for Communities and Local Government (was Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)
The vision of the Department for Communities and Local Government is of prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all.
Their role is to build the capacity of communities to shape and protect their own future
Department of Health
Official website of UK Department of Health, the government department responsible for public health & social care issues.
Department of Health - 'Caring about Carers' section
This website is aimed at professionals who work with carers. If you are a carers lead or other health and social care professional working with carers you will find the information on this site of interest. The site contains Government guidance and regulations affecting carers and details of the Carers Grant.
DirectGov
Directgov provides information from across UK Government departments, including directories, online services, news and information of relevance to specific groups.
DirectGov - 'Caring for Someone' section
Directgov provides information from across UK Government departments. The 'Caring for Someone' section contains information about:
Caring & support
Money matters
Caring for a disabled child
Caring for someone who is terminally ill
Carers and employment
Health and taking a break
Carers' rights
Young carers
Expert Patients Programme
The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a NHS-based training programme that provides opportunities to people who live with long-term chronic conditions to develop new skills to manage their condition better on a day-to-day basis.
Healthcare Commission
The Healthcare Commission is the health watchdog in England. It promotes improvement in the quality of the NHS and independent healthcare.
The National Family Carer Network (NFCN)
The Network gives a national focal point for the issues affecting people caring for a family member.
National Service Frameworks (NSFs)
Information about National service frameworks (NSFs), long term strategies for improving specific areas of care. Part of the Department of Health website.
NHS Choices
The NHS Choices website allows you to search for available hospitals to meet your needs, give feedback on hospital services, and also provides a range of health information.
Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS)
Official website of the Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS). PALS provide information, advice and support to help patients, families and their carers.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) was established by Government in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and children in the United Kingdom. They achieve this by identifying good practice and helping to embed it in everyday social care provision.
Supporting People
Official website of the Supporting People Partnership. The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence.
The programme is committed to providing a better quality of life for vulnerable people to live more independently and maintain their tenancies. The programme provides housing related support to prevent problems that can often lead to hospitalisation, institutional care or homelessness and can help the smooth transition to independent living for those leaving an institutionalised environment.
The Supporting People programme provides housing related support services to over 1.2 million vulnerable people. The programme is delivered locally by 150 Administering Authorities, over 6,000 providers of housing related support, and an estimated 37,000 individual contracts.
