1. Nottinghamshire: the context
Challenges
Financial pressures
Increasing elderly population
Increasing numbers of people with complex health conditions or disabilities
Large and diverse County
10th largest local authority
Population: 810,700 (2017 mid-year estimate)
Number of carers: 90,698 (2011 Census)
Carers assessments/reviews: 7165 (16/17)
Partnership Working
1 County Council
7 District/Borough Councils
6 Clinical Commissioning Groups
Cross-border working
Our priorities for carers
Improve awareness and knowledge of available services
Capacity and availability of services
Communication
Carer Wellbeing
Training and development for carers
Priorities identified in 16/17 by a co-production group including carers and partner organisations

2. Support for carers Eligibility assessment: Open to all on request
online, telephone or face-to-face
Customer Service Centre: telephone advice and information about options for carer or the cared for person
Carers Hub Information, Advice and Support for carers: online, telephone, drop-in advice, carer support groups
Carer Support Groups
Training in wellbeing/practical skills
Carer’s Crisis Service
Carer’s Emergency Card
Notts Help Yourself – website listing services, support, organisations for carer and cared for
Other Information resources – carer’s booklet, library resources
3 part assessment:
Is the carer providing necessary care?
Is the carer’s physical or mental health deteriorating or are they unable to achieve key outcomes?
Is there or is there likely to be a significant impact on the carer’s wellbeing?
Support provided
Carer’s Personal Budget
Carer’s Personal Health Budget/ NHS Short Breaks – to enable the carer to take a break from caring
Access to care and support for the cared for – may include respite or short breaks (may be a charge to the cared-for)

3. Specialist support services for
Support for carers
Specialist support services for
adult carers
Support for
young carers
Compass Dementia Support:
mentoring, befriending, signposting
referral from Community Mental Heath Teams/Mental Health Day Services
End of Life Carers Support Service:
advice and emotional support, plus up to 4 hours free respite per week
referral from any health or social care professional
Assessment/support planning – adult social care and children’s services sibling support service
Young carer’s personal budget
Emotional support – 1:1 brief intervention
Young carer’s group activities
CCG funded work with schools in the south of the County

4. Carer’s Services: The Future
Principles:
Quick access to the services that carers tell us they need
Personalised support
Integrated approach – health and social care services
Evidence of outcomes
Value for money
September 2017 to March 2018
Develop new approach:
carer’s personal budgets
personal health budgets/
NHS short breaks
April 2018 to December 2018
Review and re-commission information, advice and support services for carers
November -December:
Public consultation – ends 5th Dec
November-March:
Set up carer working groups
Consult with carer networks
Develop proposals
Council Committee decisions
Update Council systems and train staff
March-June:
Analyse carer population and needs
Review all commissioned services – current provision and future requirements (include information, advice, dementia support, young carers)
July-December:
Produce specifications for enhanced information, advice and support services and tender for new provision

5. Contact information
Support for carers
Customer Service Centre:
Carers Hub:
Public consultation
Information about future developments for carers