Carers Week 2015
- Submitted by: Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2015
- Motion reference: S4M-13261
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 10 June 2015
That the Parliament welcomes Carers Week 2015, which runs from 8 to 14 June and is supported by Carers Scotland, Carers Trust Scotland, Independent Age, Macmillan Cancer Support and the MS Society; notes that the week aims to raise awareness of carers at national, regional and local levels in order to improve their lives and the lives of the people that they care for; further notes that this year’s focus is on building carer-friendly communities that aim to support carers in looking after their loved ones while at the same time recognising that they are individuals with needs of their own; understands that around 759,000 people in Scotland, one in eight of the population, are caring for a loved one, and that many face challenges, including financial hardship and ill health; recognises what it sees as the contribution that they make to families and communities in the Highlands and Islands and throughout Scotland, including saving the NHS a reported £10.3 billion annually; hopes that the week will be a success in promoting both carer and young carer awareness, and considers and values carers as esteemed members of society.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Claudia Beamish, Colin Beattie, Sarah Boyack, Malcolm Chisholm, Graeme Dey, Bob Doris, Linda Fabiani, Mary Fee, Alex Fergusson, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Rob Gibson, Christine Grahame, Cara Hilton, Jim Hume, Colin Keir, Johann Lamont, Richard Lyle, Lewis Macdonald, Ken Macintosh, Mike MacKenzie, Hanzala Malik, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Liam McArthur, Margaret McDougall, Jamie McGrigor, Michael McMahon, Siobhan McMahon, Anne McTaggart, Nanette Milne, Elaine Murray, Gil Paterson, Graeme Pearson, John Pentland, Dennis Robertson, Mary Scanlon, Richard Simpson, Liz Smith, Kevin Stewart, Dave Thompson, David Torrance, Sandra White