Motion · S4M-13426 · 9 Jun 2015

Support for Carers this Carers' Week

Lodged by Jim Hume Standard Motion 14 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes Carers’ Week 2015 and its focus on building carer-friendly communities; recognises what it considers the huge contribution that carers make to society and understands that, without their work, Scotland’s health and social care services could not cope; supports the call for the removal of obstacles for those providing unpaid care to ensure that their lives are made a little easier where possible; believes that more needs to be done to support carers, and calls on the Scottish Government to develop a carers’ passport scheme to inform carers of their rights in the NHS and across local authority services.

Supporters (14)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.