Do carers get the short breaks they need?

IRISS is working with Shared Care Scotland, the Coalition of Carers and the Minority Ethnic Carers of Older People Project (MECOPP) to help address the lack of evidence on carer experiences of short breaks/respite services in Scotland.

As part of the project, a survey is being conducted, which focuses on a number of areas, including carers’ experiences of services, the benefits of short breaks, the outcomes short breaks contribute to for carers and those they care for, and any evidence of improved choice, flexibility and personalisation of services.

We are looking for carers to complete the survey, which is available online or to download as a PDF or Word document. We are also conducting focus groups in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Argyll. If you would like to take part in one of these focus groups, please contact Ben Hall at ben.hall@sharedcarescotland.com.

Please circulate to any interested colleagues and carers.

Further information is available on our project page.