Unpaid carer support
10 items
2 sources
Excessive pressures and lack of support for unpaid carers, including young carers, impacting their health and wellbeing.
Cross-Source Insight
Unpaid carer support has been flagged across 2 independent accountability sources:
1 inquiry rec
9 PFD reports
This issue has been identified by multiple independent accountability bodies, suggesting it is a recurring systemic concern.
PFD Reports (9)
Sylvia Price
Concerns: The lack of enforceable requirements for clear signage identifying accessible toilet facilities in public buildings, despite its absence contributing to a death, poses a risk for future accidents.
Overdue
Max Turbutt
Concerns: A vulnerable person struggled to contact their social worker for weeks due to unavailable contact channels, including an unattended crisis line. This highlights inadequate support arrangements for those in need.
Responded
Netlyn Robinson
Concerns: Critical failures in discharging a vulnerable person home included no falls alarm, no working phone, no risk assessment for emergency contact, unchecked utilities, and inadequate social worker training on home suitability checks.
Responded
Peter Garvin
Concerns: Poor communication between the CMHT and GP, a lack of local mental health beds, and a policy to discharge NHS patients seeking private care negatively impacted patient care. A carer's assessment was also not offered.
Overdue
Brenda Gowan
Concerns: Inadequate discharge planning for a stroke patient included insufficient social care, disregarded family concerns, unassessed falls risk, lack of community support, and unprovided essential safety equipment.
Responded
David Jackson
Concerns: Lack of intervention for an immobile patient who deteriorated over two weeks at home due to refusal of medical assistance, exposing risks in community health care for vulnerable individuals.
Overdue
Daphne McCorkle
Concerns: A critical gap exists in night-time care provision for patients requiring frequent turning to prevent pressure sores, as neither district nurses nor agency carers provide night visits.
Overdue
Barbara Mayer
Concerns: Carer fatigue was not followed up, inconsistent crisis team contacts prevented establishing trust, and urgent help was delayed due to increased demand. Treatment options were also not adequately discussed with the patient.
Responded
Wendy Brown
Concerns: Significant delays in implementing care packages and providing respite support for vulnerable carers, compounded by inadequate signposting of adult care services, complicated funding routes, and lengthy application processing times, put carers under severe strain.
Responded