Lords committee to explore invisibility of unpaid carers
Friday 13 May 2022
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee will hold two evidence sessions next week to explore the challenge of identifying carers and recognising the work of carers, as well as to consider how to achieve a ‘triangle of care’ in which carers are considered an equal partner in the services delivered to the person for whom they care.
The sessions will take place on Monday 16 May from 3:45pm and can be followed live on Parliament TV.
Giving evidence at 3.45pm will be:
- Nan Greenwood
Professor at the Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Kingston University London - Fatima Khan-Shah
Associate Director, Long Term Conditions and Personalisation, West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
Questions the Committee is likely to ask include:
- What are the main barriers that prevent carers from self-identifying as such, and how do these barriers differ from one group of carers to the other?
- How should the language used to engage with carers change, and what would be the benefits of transforming this language?
- What are successful and innovative ways to encourage health and care professionals to increase the identification of carers?
- Which is the right organisation or agency to lead the change to identify carers and/or encourage carer self-identification?
Giving evidence at 4.40pm will be:
- Rohati Chapman
Executive Director of Programmes and Impact, Carers Trust - Dan Gower-Smith
Group Director of Operations, Avenues Group
Questions the Committee is likely to ask include:
- What are the root causes of the failure to establish a positive relationship between formal care and carers?
- What practical changes can be implemented by health and care organisations to develop a triangle of care between the care worker, the carer, and the person with care needs?
- What does good communication between care workers, carers and the person with care needs looks like? What changes can organisations make to achieve this?
