Supporting Carers Hub

Inspiring ways to provide better support for carers.

This is for anyone who provides support to unpaid carers in England. It’s a storehouse of great practice and great ideas from social care teams and other organisations on how they’re improving support for carers so they can balance their caregiving with other commitments in their lives.

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Great Practice / Adult Carers

Carers Community Network

The Carers Community Network (CCN) is a unique online forum offering carers 24/7 access to peer and professional support alongside information, experience and idea sharing.

Great Idea / Carers Strategy

Carers Improvement Programme

Haringey Council is reviewing its overall strategy and the support offered to carers. In line with the principles set out in the ‘Haringey Deal’ a commitment the council is making to co-producing its work, they want to make sure carers have an active role in influencing and developing the new approach.

Great Practice / Mental Health Support

Carers Walk & Talk Project

Carers Support Centre (Bristol & South Glos) have been running walk and talk groups for carers since August 2022, which take place over 6 consecutive weeks in local green spaces, particularly in areas of multiple deprivation.

Wellbeing Programmes / Adult Carers

Carers Cookery and Wellbeing Breaks Programme

Portsmouth Carers Service Carers Cookery and Wellbeing Breaks programme gives adult unpaid carers the opportunity to participate in activities which offer a break from caring. The activities offered also support carer health and wellbeing by promoting healthy eating, emotional, and physical and wellbeing activities, opportunities to develop new skills and interests, social engagement, and the chance to get outdoors to enjoy the natural world.

Wellbeing Programmes / Adult Carers

Artist in Residence

The Care for the Carers Artist in Residence project supports carers to share their experiences of caring and raise awareness through arts projects.

Info, Advice & Support / Identifying Carers

Carers’ Voice: High Peak Consultation Project

In 2023, Derbyshire Carers Association carried out a consultation project to document the current experiences of carers in High Peak (Derbyshire), as well as providing ‘best practice’ recommendations for the future based on insight gained from the carers involved.

Great Practice

Our Dorset Carers Collaboration – Better Care for Carers scheme

‘Better Care for Carers’ (BCFC) is an accreditation scheme which provides a model of quality improvement for primary care practices to develop their services to better identify and support people who come to them who are unpaid carers.

Great Practice / Hospital support

Our Dorset Carers Collaboration – Adult Carers Team

Dorset Council have created an internal specialist Adult Carers Team dedicated to the assessment (Care Act 2014) and support of Carers. This includes working with those who have complex and/or safeguarding concerns.

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Find support for carers in your area

If you’re looking for resources or support services for carers in your area contact your local council and ask for information and support for carers, or you can access advice and resources through our supporting carers hub partners below.

Carers Trust website Carers UK website

The Supporting Carers Hub is delivered in partnership with

Carers Trust

ADASS/LGA: Partners in Care and Health (PCH)