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11.1
   The Committee considered a
report of the Strategic Director for Adult Care and Wellbeing which
provided an update to the Adult Health and Social Care Committee on
progress of our multi-agency Carers Delivery Plan (2022-2025).

 
RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:

 
1.
Recognise the positive progress made on delivery of the Carers
Delivery Plan (2022-2025).
2.
Reaffirm our commitment to people who are unpaid carers across the
city, so they feel recognised, valued, and supported and request
that the Strategic Director brings a report to Committee setting
out how we will become a Carer Friendly City. 3. Acknowledge the
future actions the Delivery Plan aim to deliver.
4.
Request that the Strategic Director Adult Care and Wellbeing brings
back updates every 6 months as an assurance on delivery of the
plan.

 
Reasons for Decision
 
We
want to be bold and ambitious and make Sheffield a carer friendly
city. We recognise, value and support our carers and the vital role
they have in our communities. We know from the first 12 months that
the Carers Delivery Plan has positively impacted the lives of
carers but there is still much more to do.
 

Carers are vital to our health and social care systems. They
provide care to some of the most vulnerable in our communities and
in doing so save the economy billions of pounds per year, however
being a carer can lead to social, educational and health
inequalities. It is therefore essential that we recognise, value
and support those in a caring role and prevent inappropriate
caring, especially with young carers; our Carers Delivery Plan
empowers us do this.

 
Alternatives Considered and
Rejected

Option – Not to update to the Delivery Plan –
Rejected.

 
Now is
the right time to reaffirm our commitment to carers. The Council
and its partners want to continue to make Sheffield a carer
friendly city.
 
 
 
 
11.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.3
 
11.3.1
 
 
 
 
11.3.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.4
 
11.4.1
 
11.4.2