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(asked on 28th August 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the care system for the partners of people in care.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 9th September 2020

The Government’s priority for adult social care is for everyone who relies on care to get the care they need. Local authorities have a duty to make an assessment of each individual’s needs and set out how they will be met.

Family carers can play an important role. However, we remain committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, for it to be a positive choice and in a way that maintains their own health and wellbeing and other life chances. We published the ‘Carers Action Plan 2018 – 2020 Supporting Carers Today’ which sets out a cross-Government programme of targeted work to support all carers in England, so they receive the recognition and support they need.

Carers, including partners, are also entitled to an assessment of their own need for support from their local authority.

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