Adult Carers

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This page is where we host all engagement and consultation for services and support for adult unpaid carers in Aberdeenshire.

A carer is generally defined as an individual who provides, or intends to provide, care for another individual. An adult carer is over the age of 18.

Under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, which was implemented on 1st April 2018, there are requirements for local authorities and health and social care partnerships to provide Local Carer Strategies for carers in their area. There is also a requirement to develop Local Eligibility Criteria for carers.

The Adult Carer Strategy, Local Eligibility Criteria for Adult Carers and further information regarding support for unpaid carers in Aberdeenshire can be viewed from this page through the Documents and Important Links sections to the right.


Review of Aberdeenshire Adult Carer Strategy

Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership is currently reviewing its Aberdeenshire Adult Carer Strategy, which is our plan of what we have been doing and what we plan to do to support adult carers over the next five years.

AHSCP asked adult carers and people who support them, to give their views on how we support adult carers to sustain their caring role and have a meaningful life alongside caring.

Surveys to give views are now closed and we are preparing the updated draft strategy for the Integrated Joint Board and Strategic Planning Committee, being held in March 2025, for their review, and to seek approval of the proposed Strategy, prior to making this available to unpaid carers for their consultation during April/May 2025. For more information on recent engagement see Adult Carers | We Asked, You Said, We Will | Engage Aberdeenshire.

This page is where we host all engagement and consultation for services and support for adult unpaid carers in Aberdeenshire.

A carer is generally defined as an individual who provides, or intends to provide, care for another individual. An adult carer is over the age of 18.

Under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, which was implemented on 1st April 2018, there are requirements for local authorities and health and social care partnerships to provide Local Carer Strategies for carers in their area. There is also a requirement to develop Local Eligibility Criteria for carers.

The Adult Carer Strategy, Local Eligibility Criteria for Adult Carers and further information regarding support for unpaid carers in Aberdeenshire can be viewed from this page through the Documents and Important Links sections to the right.


Review of Aberdeenshire Adult Carer Strategy

Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership is currently reviewing its Aberdeenshire Adult Carer Strategy, which is our plan of what we have been doing and what we plan to do to support adult carers over the next five years.

AHSCP asked adult carers and people who support them, to give their views on how we support adult carers to sustain their caring role and have a meaningful life alongside caring.

Surveys to give views are now closed and we are preparing the updated draft strategy for the Integrated Joint Board and Strategic Planning Committee, being held in March 2025, for their review, and to seek approval of the proposed Strategy, prior to making this available to unpaid carers for their consultation during April/May 2025. For more information on recent engagement see Adult Carers | We Asked, You Said, We Will | Engage Aberdeenshire.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Adult Carers Survey - Review of Aberdeenshire Adult Carer Strategy

    The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 was implemented in April 2018 which introduced a number of responsibilities on all Scottish local authorities and health and social care partnerships to support unpaid carers in a different way. One of these responsibilities was to develop and publish local carer strategy for adult carers and this was first published in 2018, following consultation with carers and all other interested stakeholders. 

    Aberdeenshire HSCP is reviewing it’s Adult Carer Strategy, which is our plan of what we have been doing and plan to do to support adult carers.  Your views are very important in helping us identify what we are doing well and how we can improve support to adult carers over the next five years.

    We want to engage with adult carers, those supporting them and anyone with an interest in supporting adult carers. This survey is for adult carers. 

    An adult carer (sometimes referred to as an unpaid carer) is anyone aged 18 and over who cares for a family member or friend due to illness, disability, mental ill-health, alcohol or drug dependency. The adult carer may look after the cared-for person on their own or they may be helped by others.

    If you would like to be entered into the draw for a chance to win an Amazon Voucher, please provide your contact email or phone number at the end of the survey.

    Please view Aberdeenshire Council's Engage Aberdeenshire Privacy Notice Nov 2023 on how your data may be used.

    This survey will take about 10 minutes to complete and will close at 23:59 on 13th October 2024.

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    People Supporting Adult Carers Survey - Review of Aberdeenshire Adult Carer Strategy

    The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 was implemented in April 2018 which introduced a number of responsibilities on all Scottish local authorities and health and social care partnerships to support unpaid carers in a different way. One of these responsibilities was to develop and publish local carer strategy for adult carers and this was first published in 2018, following consultation with carers and all other interested stakeholders. 

    Aberdeenshire HSCP is reviewing it’s Adult Carer Strategy, which is our plan of what we have been doing and plan to do to support adult carers.  Your views are very important in helping us identify what we are doing well and how we can improve support to adult carers over the next five years.

    We want to engage with adult carers, those supporting them and anyone with an interest in supporting adult carers. This survey is for people supporting adult carers.

    An adult carer (sometimes referred to as an unpaid carer) is anyone aged 18 and over who cares for a family member or friend due to illness, disability, mental ill-health, alcohol or drug dependency. The adult carer may look after the cared-for person on their own or they may be helped by others.

    This survey will take about 10 minutes to complete and will close at 23:59 on 13th October 2024.

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Review of Eligibility Criteria for Adult Carers

    The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 was implemented in April 2018 which introduced a number of responsibilities on all Scottish local authorities and health and social care partnerships to support unpaid carers in a different way. One of these responsibilities was to develop and publish Local Eligibility Criteria for carers in April 2018, following consultation with carers and all other interested stakeholders. 

    We are required to review this by April 2021 and so we’re asking for views on this from anyone with an interest in support for carers.

    Please open the document below to assist with this survey: 

    Aberdeenshire Eligibility Criteria for Adult Carers

    The survey will close at 23:59 on 31st March 2021.

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