A Fair Deal for Carers: Principles for employing informal carers

This report (24 pages) examines the increasingly vital role of informal caregivers within European health systems and explores how the role might be formalized through measures based on existing employment frameworks.

Organizations:

Eurocarers

Year: 2024

Languages: English

Format: Document (article, report, guide, etc.)

Dimension(s) of caregiving:

Analysis of caregiving support
Society and caregiving

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CALL 811 (Info-Santé/Info-Social). If you need support or have concerns or questions about your health or that of a family member or friend, call 811 to speak to a nurse or psychosocial worker. Bilingual and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it’s free and confidential.

To speak to a caregiver counselor about a difficult situation, ask questions or get a referral, call l’Appui’s Caregiver Support Helpline.
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1 855 852-7784
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www.lappui.org/en/

To find community resources offering caregiving information and support near you, consult l’Appui’s Resource Directory or Proche aidance Québec’s list of member organizations (in French only).

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This report (24 pages) examines the increasingly vital role of informal caregivers within European health systems. It highlights the challenges related to caregiver recognition and support, and explores how the role might be formalized through measures based on existing employment frameworks.

The report also sets out 10 rights-based principles to guide these measures while promoting fair, equitable and sustainable conditions for caregivers and all other stakeholders involved.

The content was developed following a series of consultations organized by the Eurocarers Policy Working Group between May 2023 and September 2024.

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See the publication on the organization’s website