The Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities (CIRCLE) has recently published a resaerch report ‘New Approaches to Supporting Carers’ Health and Well-being: evidence from the National Carers’ Strategy Demonstrator Sites programme’.

• Download the summary report (PDF 545KB)
• Download the full report (PDF 1.33MB)

The Centre evaluated the impact and effectiveness of three types of interventions led by Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities in England:

• health checks for carers
• innovations in breaks and respite for carers, and
• enhanced NHS support for carers.

There were twenty-five Demonstrator Sites and CIRCLE mapped their activities, assessed the impact of the interventions on carers, and reviewed a range of costs, benefits and organisational impacts of this major DH investment, also a commitment made in the 2008 National Carers Strategy.