Today in the UK, more than 1 in 10 of us are an unpaid carer, looking after a friend or family member with illness or disability. Unpaid carers save the nation a staggering £119 billion every year – that’s more than entire NHS budget. Replacing just one injured carer costs Social Services thousands of pounds. Unpaid carers are a particularly at-risk group due to the physical and psychological factors involved and often present to healthcare services as secondary patients.Fortunately, prevention is now a legal obligation of Councils following the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014 which came into effect in April 2015. The BackCare Community Champion award is given in recognition of Councils and carer organisations who invest in back pain prevention for their carer community through the provision of The Carers Guide.

 

Topics covered in the booklet include:

• What help is available
• Causes of back pain and injury
• Safer moving and handling
• Technique to avoid where possible
• Home environment room-by-room
• Special situations
• Equipment
• Dealing with stress

The DVD was produced by Fife Moving & Handling for Family Carers Project Group, consisting of representatives from: PAMIS, The Princess Royal Trust Fife Carers Centre, Fife Council Moving & Handling Team and NHS Fife (OHSAS). This Group has been providing

moving and handling awareness training to unpaid family carers in Fife since 2003.

 

ISBN: 978-0-9530582-3-5