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NANETTE SHOWS SUPPORT AS CHARITIES LAUNCH BID TO BENEFIT SCOTLAND’S CARERS

Nanette Milne, 04/11/2010

Scotland’s unpaid carers and young carers have a right to regular breaks and a life outside of caring – that’s the message Scotland’s National Carer Organisations (NCO) will be taking to MSPs this week. And Dr Nanette Milne MSP, Conservative MSP for the North East and Shadow Minister for Public Health is supporting them by signing a pledge to support Scotland’s unpaid carers and young carers.

Dr Nanette Milne MSP met representatives from Scotland’s national carer organisations - The Princess Royal Trust for Scotland, the Coalition of Carers in Scotland, Carers Scotland, Crossroads Caring Scotland, the Scottish Young Carers Services Alliance and Shared Care Scotland –– in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday October 28th as they launched their election manifesto for 2011.

The Scottish Carers’ manifesto is being published ahead of next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections, highlighting the economic and social necessity of supporting carers. There are almost 660,000 carers and 100,000 young carers in Scotland (1 in 8 of the population) – more than the total health and social care workforce.

The manifesto for carers’ rights says Scotland’s carers need support to help them in their caring role, regular breaks and a life outside of caring. Scotland’s young carers, it states, should have the right to be children and young people first, have the same opportunities as their peers and reach their full potential.

Dr Nanette Milne MSP, Conservative MSP for the North East and Shadow Minister for Public Health said:

“Carers and young carers provide unpaid and invaluable support to family members who could not manage without that help. Yet they consistently tell us that they still have to fight for the support they need. In addition, carers’ organisations across Scotland continue to face standstill budgets but deal with increased demand. Supporting carers to continue caring makes good economic sense. I am delighted to show my support for our carers and young carers and organisations which support them across the country.”

 
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