Bexley Carers Partnership
The Carers Partnership is made up of local carers, voluntary sector organisations (charities) working with carers and statutory organisations such as Bexley council. The aim of the partnership is to work together to make a positive impact in the lives of carers in Bexley and raise awareness of issues which local carers may face.
The Carers Partnership meet regularly through the year to work on the Carers Action Plan and talk about any issues which unpaid carers in Bexley are experiencing. You can find the minutes from past meetings at the bottom of the page.
Carers Action Plan
This action plan sets out the work that the Carers Partnership plan to do this year to achieve our aim. It follows on from engagement with carers to create the original Carers Action Plan 2021-2023, a review of our progress to achieving those actions and our ongoing conversations and work with carers.
Some of the things that carers have told us which have helped us prioritise our actions:
- that they felt their health and wellbeing is affected by their caring role
- they feel more isolated
- they find it difficult to find information about support available
- there were opportunities for support available which they weren’t aware of or fully understood such as direct payments, respite and emergency plans
- they wanted to be more involved in helping to design ways of supporting carers in the borough
You can download the full action plan here
