Purpose

Buckinghamshire's commitment to support All
Age Carers across the Local Area Partnership, with strategy and
action plan.

Content

The All-Age Carers Strategy
2025-2030 sets out the commitment of the Council and partners to
work to improve the lives of carers in the County. The strategy had
been co-produced with representatives from across Buckinghamshire
Council, Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust, Buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board, Oxford
Health, Carers Bucks, Healthwatch Bucks and Families and Carers
Together, as well as with wide engagement with carers.
 
Four priority areas were
identified based upon the needs and feedback which had been
received from carers; 

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Priority 1: To provide a system that best works for
carers, by joining up services and identifying carers at the
earliest stage.

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Priority 2: To ensure carers can find information
and advice they need easily when they need it.

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Priority 3: To support our carers’ health and
wellbeing, helping them to access support, make connections with
other carers and prepare for the future, balancing their life
outside of their caring role.

·      
Priority 4: To support carers to minimise the
financial impact of caring.
 
The strategy was underpinned by
a shared commitment to delivery. A partnership action plan was set
out in Appendix 2 of the report. The action plan was focused on the
first year of implementation and would be monitored and driven
forward by the Carers Partnership Board, with annual
updates.
 
RESOLVED that the All-Age
Carers Strategy 2025-2030 be APPROVED.