Unpaid Carers Support Service

ECC is currently looking to re-commissioning services to support unpaid carers in Essex (over the age of 18yrs) with a view to having a new service/s in place by 1st April 2018. Our current provision for unpaid carers includes a range of support including; - a single point of contact for carers for Information, - advice and guidance, - connecting carers to carers groups and specialist support, - telephone and face to face emotional and practical support which sometimes takes place in carers' homes. - hospital link workers who support carers at point of discharge and support for carers with primary care providers - short term support for those carers requiring immediate support. - support for carers supporting someone at end of life. ECC will be undertaking a tender process to secure a new service later in the year, however, we wanted to make you aware of types of services we are looking to procure. Therefore we will be hosting a market engagement event on 5th April 2017, 10am to 12noon in Chelmsford to test the potential model with providers. If you would like to book a place on this event, please send an email to Simon Evans (Simon.evans@essex.gov.uk).