Oxfordshire Carers’ strategy consultation
Oxfordshire is developing a new Carers’ Strategy 2009-12. We welcome your views, comments and ideas on the draft strategy. The appendix is also attached for your information.
Background
There is a new National Carers’ strategy, Carers at the heart of 21st century families and communities: a caring system on your side, a life of your own.
The Oxfordshire draft has been developed with reference to this strategy, to local policies, and also through wide consultation with a range of Carers and Carers’ organisations. The issues raised through the recent Oxfordshire Carers’ strategy workshop have been prioritised in the action plans at the end of the document.
In line with the new national strategy and priorities in Oxfordshire, our main objectives are to provide support for carers around 6 themes:
- opportunities for a break
- information and Communication
- health and wellbeing
- a life of your own: work (and financial security), education, training and leisure
- having a voice
- equality.
How to take part
Please read the draft strategy.
Please let us know your thoughts on the draft and the action plans.
In particular we are interested in:
- What you consider are the most important issues.
- Whether there are any priorities that are missing.
- Who you think can contribute to delivering the strategy.
- Any other comments.
Comments
Please email your comments under these four headings to: natasha.wilson@oxfordshire.gov.uk
If you would like to send written comments, please send them to
Natasha Wilson
Service development workers team
Oxfordshire County Council
County Hall
1 New Road
Oxford OX1 1ND
Please note the closing date for comments is Friday 17 October 2008.
Final document
If you would like a copy of the final document, please include your contact details:
- name
- e-mail address
- postal address.
We will use the feedback from this consultation to amend the draft for final revision by the Carers’strategy steering group prior to publication in 2009.
If you have any questions
Please contact Marcia Davis at marcia.davis@oxfordshire.gov.uk or on 07825 314768.
Thank you for your involvement.
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