Scotland’s first Carers Parliament is being held today (Monday 1 October
2012) in the Scottish Parliament.
A total of 175 carers from 70 of the 73 Scottish Parliamentary constituencies
will be attending the parliament – the first ever parliament for carers in the
UK. The programme for the day, includes a debate around services and support for
carers, a Q&A session with representatives from local and national
government and health bodies, and workshops.
The themes for discussion and debate are based on feedback from the 1,000
carers who filled in a survey ahead of the Carers Parliament.
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, Alex Neil MSP will open the
Carers Parliament, while Colin Williams, chair of Carers of West Dunbartonshire
(a Network Partner of Carers Trust), will sum up the debate in the morning. Click here for more
