L D Carers response to the Kirklees Adult Social Care Offer

Carers met on two occasions to prepare a response to the draft Social Care Offer on which the Council is consulting. 31 carers met at Northorpe Barn on 24th April 2018, and a subsequent meeting of 10 carers on 1st May 2018  helped to refine the account from the larger meeting, and fill any gaps. This resulted in two documents. The first document is essentially a commentary on the current situation, with carers identifying the issues and working practices that make life more difficult. Inevitably, the issues were somewhat broader than those on which the consultation concentrated. The second document was briefer, and attempted to turn those issues into proposals for the future, which, if taken seriously, would make it easier for carers to care for longer.

Both documents have now been submitted.