SWSLHD Carers ProgramThe Carers Program was established in 2003, funded by the NSW Health Department with the aim ‘to provide professional support (to carers) in the public health system and initiate strategies at the local level to improve the responsiveness of the public health system to the needs of carers’. Our mission is to foster a local health district that supports and includes carers by: raising awareness amongst SWSLHD staff and residents about carers and their role, promoting the contribution of carers in all their diversity, supporting the improvement of access and service delivery to carers; supporting the enhancement of carer wellbeing, promoting an environment that supports the caring role and; advocating for carers at an organisational level. The Carers Program is responsible for:
Work carried out by the Carers Program is aligned with the:
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