{"id":3097,"date":"2023-04-04T11:29:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T11:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2023-09-14T14:40:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:40:49","slug":"east-riding-of-yorkshire-council-supporting-carers-during-covid-19-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/efcdigitalwales.org\/cy\/2023\/04\/04\/east-riding-of-yorkshire-council-supporting-carers-during-covid-19-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"East Riding of Yorkshire Council \u2013 Supporting carers during COVID-19 and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emily Randall, Development and Implementation Lead, East Riding of Yorkshire Council \u2013 08\/11\/2021 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of the emerging pressures following the pandemic, the risk of carer breakdown has risen dramatically with the potential for a surge in system-wide demand.  There is recognition of the crucial role of unpaid carers in the health and social care system, and the need to quickly ensure appropriate support is in place at both a local and place-based level to maintain their resilience and minimise impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adult social care is beginning to emerge from an intense period of being at the forefront of the Covid-19 pandemic.  During this time services have maintained a strong operational focus to ensure service delivery in the face of changing pressures and demand, with many teams working at pace under significant pressure. Here in the East Riding of Yorkshire, we want to try and be well placed to ensure effective and appropriate support is in place for vulnerable adults and their carers, across East Riding as the country emerges from the lockdown period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adult social care has already taken steps to expand its offer to carers, with the launch of the hidden carers training and the Carers UK digital platform in March.  The development of additional support for befriending and short breaks, in conjunction with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise is also underway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The East Riding Carers Support Service have been working with the East Riding Adult Social Care Your Life Your Way transformation programme to ensure that there is a greater understanding of the issues faced by unpaid carers, and recognising carers as experts by experience in the delivery of care to their cared-for. The teams have been keen to increase opportunities to identify those hidden carers in the East Riding who many not be aware of the support available to them, especially given the context of the pandemic and the potential isolation that this may have brought about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this, and to mark Carers Week this year, we launched our Employers for Carers membership resources to all our employees and continue to work together to try and support our colleagues who are juggling work and care. We have continued to communicate with our staff and residents through newsletters, press releases, social media, podcasts and via virtual drop-in sessions. We\u2019ve formed a sub group of staff from the Your Life Your Way Programme, the Carers Support Service, the Live Well Work Well (workforce wellbeing) team and Organisational Development and we propose to develop the Council\u2019s employee carers offer through the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n