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National Carer Strategy: Evidence Base (October 2011)
Carers NSW budget submission 2012-2013 (October 2011)
Carers NSW submission to the Review of the Photo Card Act 2005 (September 2011)
Carers NSW submission to Person Centred Approaches consultation (August 2011)
National Carer Strategy (August 2011)
Carers NSW 2010 Carer Survey Final Report
Carers NSW submission to the Review of the Disability Standards for Education
Carers NSW budget submission 2011-2012 (November 2010)
Carers NSW comments on National Evaluation of the Dementia Initiative
Carers NSW feedback on Draft NSW Multicultural Health Policy and Strategic Plan 2011-2015
Carers NSW feedback on Community Engagement Framework PolicyCarers NSW Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into disability care and support Carers NSW submission to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into services funded or provided by ADHCCarers NSW comments on the draft NSW Dementia Services Framework 2010–2015 DraftCarers NSW comments on Conflict Resolution in End of Life Settings (CRELS) Project Working Group Report Carers NSW response to the draft Guardianship Regulation 2010Carers NSW submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into caring for older Australians
Carers NSW response to National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum (NMHCCF)
Carers NSW response to draft NSW Suicide Prevention Strategy 2010-2015
Carers NSW response to the Stronger Together consultation paper July 2010
Carers NSW submission to the review of the Commission for Children and Young People Act
Carers NSW feeback on the Framework for Consumer, Carer and Community Participation in Mental Health
Carers NSW submission to Recovery Principles – Australian Mental Health Services and Programs
Carers NSW submission NSW Coalition Social Policy Framework and the NCOSS Health Policy Advice Group - Submission to the Liberal National Coalition on Smarter, Stronger, Healthier, Safer (Carers NSW is a member of this advisory group)
Carers NSW budget submission 2010-2011 (February 2010)
Key policy activities pre-2010
Supported accommodationCarers NSW submitted a response to a discussion paper on accommodation support options for people with intellectual disabilities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, distributed by the Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association. It highlighted the need to identify carers and their needs for support. Read our submission "Accommodation options and the needs of carers".
Click here to view Carers NSW response to the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care’s supported accommodation paper.
Health Issues CentreIn March 2007, the Health Issues Centre produced an edition of its Health Issues Journal focussing on carers. Carers NSW, including a Carers NSW carer representative, and the network of carer associations contributed a number of articles including:
Visit www.healthissuescentre.org.au for more information and to view some articles online.
NSW Carers Action Plan 2007-2012In March 2007 the NSW Government launched the NSW Carers Action Plan 2007-2012, outlining its commitment to carers over the next five years. The plan outlined priorities for young carers including a young carer roundtable, supporting carers in the workplace, and positive work in the area of housing. Carers NSW looks forward to continuing a collaborative approach to improving carers’ circumstances through the plan. Read the "NSW Carers Action Plan 2007 – 2012".
Review of the national standards for mental health services
In February 2007, Carers NSW developed a submission, in response to the review of the national standards for mental health services. Conducted by the Australian Council for Healthcare Standards, the review sought feedback on a range of areas, including implementation and monitoring of the standards.
Carers NSW highlighted the need to ensure that services actually understand and, most importantly, implement and comply with the standards.
Read the Carers NSW submission "Reflecting on reality".
2007 state election
Anyone, anytime: better support for carers was the title of the Carers NSW campaign in the lead up to the NSW state election in March 2007. In developing the campaign, Carers NSW focused on the need for better investment in carers, which equates to better quality care for those they support, effective and sustainable community and health care systems, increased community awareness and long term cost savings for government.
View the carers postcard and NSW state election kit.
Carers and employment
Carers NSW presented a paper, Living, caring, working: policy responses to the shrinking workforce and ageing population in Australia at the Centre for Public Policy Conference ‘From welfare to social investment: re-imagining social policy for the life course’. Visit the conference website for a copy of this paper.
Respite for carers
In February Carers NSW presented a paper, Reconceptualising respite: key issues and future directions at the 2007 National Disability Services NSW Conference, ‘Disability services: what’s next?’. The paper was drawn from the research on respite by Carers NSW in 2006. Visit the conference website for a copy of this paper.
HACC inquiry report
Carers NSW presented a written submission and gave public evidence to the Inquiry into the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program, conducted by the Public Accounts Committee of the NSW Parliament Legislative Assembly. A number of our recommendations, specifically about supporting Aboriginal carers, were included in the inquiry’s report.
The inquiry looked at the efficiency and effectiveness of the joint arrangements by the Commonwealth and NSW State Government for approval of the annual expenditure plan for the HACC program, and followed up on the Auditor-General’s review of the NSW Home Care Service.
Click here to view Carers NSW written submission.
The Inquiry into the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program report is available at www.parliament.nsw.gov.au.
NSW Health draft population health plan
After participating in various committees and key forums regarding future health planning in NSW, Carers NSW was invited by NSW Health to provide a response to the state government's draft strategy Healthy people 2010: the population health plan for NSW.
Read the "Carers NSW response to the NSW Health draft population health plan".
The state health plan, A new direction for NSW: towards 2010, can be downloaded from www.health.nsw.gov.au.
Mental Health
Mental Health Bill A welcome change, the Carers NSW submission in response to the Exposure Draft Mental Health Bill in August 2006, highlights the issues for carers in NSW regarding this legislation.
Apart from some concerns around language and terminology, the majority of issues focus on the need for more detail within the clauses and sections that relate to carers and their right to access appropriate information and be included in treatment and discharge planning.
Read the Carers NSW submission "A welcome change".
MH-CoPES ProjectThe Mental Health Consumer Perception and Experience of Services (MH-CoPES) project was initiated by the NSW Consumer Advocacy Group (CAG) and aims to develop a framework for consumer evaluation of mental health services.
In responding, Carers NSW pointed out that including carers in the discussion paper is not only important in providing consistent recognition of their role in the health care team, but that doing so allows carers to have the opportunity to provide feedback on services and work with other stakeholders to effect change. Read the "Carers NSW response to the MH-CoPES Project".
MHCC discussion paperCarers NSW commented on the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) discussion paper, Mapping the difference we make, which looks at the importance of a consistent and routine approach to evaluating outcomes for consumers of mental health programs provided by non-government organisations (NGOs).
Carers NSW put forward that key strategies for any evaluation system for mental health consumer programs need to include outcomes for carers and care partnerships.
Read the "Carers NSW response to the MHCC discussion paper".
Elder abuse
In response to the release of the NSW draft interagency protocols on the abuse of older people, Carers NSW developed a submission about some of the issues carers face in relation to the protocols and highlighted the need to provide better and timelier responses to informal carers.
Carers NSW asserted that the revised protocols need to take into account the growing body of evidence surrounding carer stress and abuse and the implications to new models of intervention and prevention. Read the "Carers NSW response to the NSW Draft Interagency Protocols on the Abuse of Older People".
Carers NSW budget submission
Each year, Carers NSW makes a submission to the NSW Treasury and key NSW Government departments on the annual NSW budget allocation. The submission recommends where funding could best be allocated to support carers and is supported by face-to-face meetings with key stakeholders.
Read the Carers NSW budget submission "Investing in our future: support for carers in the state Budget 2007-08".
NSW state plan
The NSW Government launched its draft state plan, A new direction for NSW, for consultation in September 2006.
In response to the state plan, Carers NSW developed a submission that asserted that the imminent challenge facing the NSW government is the establishment of a comprehensive, affordable and balanced long-term care system that meets the needs, values and preferences both of persons who need ongoing care and support and informal carers who are their primary carers. Read our "Response to the NSW state plan".
The final state plan can be downloaded from www.nsw.gov.au/stateplan
Disability services
Stronger together, the NSW Government’s ten-year disability plan was launched in May 2006. The Premier announced a funding package of $1.3 billion for the first five years of the plan's implementation.
Read the NSW Government’s ten-year disability plan "Stronger together": a new direction for disability services in NSW 2006-2016.
Carer Card for NSW
Improving financial outcomes and recognition for carers is one of the top priorities for Carers NSW. The proposal for a NSW Carer Card is one step that the NSW Government can take towards improving recognition and financial outcomes for carers and increasing their ability to participate in community life.
The evidence supporting this proposal comes from carers themselves and current research on carers’ needs and the impacts of being a carer.
Read the "Carers NSW proposal: Carer Card for NSW".
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