Partners in Care Campaign:
Joint campaign between the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the
Princess Royal Trust for Carers
About Partners in Care
- The Royal College of Psychiatrists and The Princess Royal Trust
for Carers joined together to mount a campaign from January 2004 to
June 2005 for carers of all ages. 'Partners in Care' was launched
in January 2004 by Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, and
aimed to:
- highlight the problems faced by carers of people with different
mental health problems and learning disabilities
- encourage true partnerships between carers, patients and
professionals.
- "Carers are an integral part of the patient's support system...
They are the ones with the day-to-day experience of the patient's
condition and they carry the most intimate responsibility for the
patient's welfare. The carer's voice in decision making about
admission and discharge is ignored at everyone's peril and yet so
often is." Dr. Mike Shooter, Past-President, Royal College of
Psychiatrists.
- "The Partners in Care campaign helps to develop a dialogue on
vital issues that affect the mental health and well-being of some
of the most vulnerable people in Britain, including the carers
themselves. We hope that the campaign will leave a legacy of better
mutual understanding and improved care." Peter Tihanyi, Former Head
of Policy, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
Download campaign materials here:
Checklists
Leaflets:
Other resources:
- Being seen and heard:
a training package which provides
practical and creative suggestions about working with adults with
mental illness and their children.
Campaign materials in other
languages:
- To order any of these leaflets, please download
this Order
Form
July 2012