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Wiltshire Investors in Carers

Sue Crisfield – Development Projects Manager

Helen Gough – GP Liaison Worker

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Outline of Session

• Introduction and history of ‘Investors in Carers’• Stages of implementation and timescales• Barriers and difficulties experienced• Examples of submissions • Make-up of judging panel• Successes – what has worked well• Typical Carers Clinic • GP prescription breaks scheme• Questions and discussion

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Stages and Implementation

• Prior to scheme• March, April and May 2012• June 2012 – March 2013• April 2013• June 2013 – Carers Week

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Members of the GP Accreditation Panel

• 6 Carers• 3 GP Liaison Workers• Carers Programme Lead, Wiltshire Council• Representative from Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group

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GP Prescription Break Scheme