Carers Services

• Duration: 4 year
• Value: £2M

A community-based service that will: • Ensure adult carers who are caring for other adults in Liverpool are identified • Ensure adult carers can receive a carers assessment under the statutory duty of Liverpool City Council • Ensure that adult carers who have been assessed have a support plan which is reviewed on at least an annual basis • Provide personalised information and advice to adult carers and support to access a range of support and services that meet their identified needs • Operate the service on a city-wide basis

• Duration: 5 year
• Value: £1M

A community-based service that will: • Ensure young carers and young adult carers who are caring for adults in Liverpool are identified • Ensure young carers and young adult carers can receive a carers assessment under the statutory duty of Liverpool City Council • Ensure young carers and young adult carers who have been assessed have a support plan which is reviewed on at least an annual basis • Provide personalised information and advice to young carers and young adult carers aged 0-25 and support to access a range of support services to meet their identified needs • Operate the service on a city-wide basis

• Duration: 4 year
• Value: £496K

Advocacy support that will: • Provide free, independent, professional issue-based advocacy support • Support all adult carers (18 years +) who are caring for other adults over the age of 16, plus family carers who are caring for children with additional needs • Promote self-advocacy to enable carers to advocate on their own behalf • Operate the service on a city-wide basis

• Duration: 4 year
• Value: £860K

Lot 4 – Carers Health and Wellbeing Service A community-based service that will: • Deliver a programme of activities that will ensure a range of support is available to carers in Liverpool that reduces the negative impact of caring on them • Work in partnership with Primary Care Networks (PCN’s) and GP practices in Liverpool to support them to develop effective processes to identify and support carers • Promote carers health and wellbeing by working collaboratively with other businesses, service providers and organisations to: o Identify carers early in their caring journey to improve outcomes o Promote the health and wellbeing of carers including mental wellbeing o Facilitate education and training sessions for carers o Facilitate self-managing carers peer support groups and befriending opportunities o Support discharge from hospital and the reablement process o Provide opportunities for a break • Operate the service on a city-wide basis