Legislation protecting carers

At University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's (UHB) we aim to protect your legal rights as a carer in line with current legislation:

• The Care Act

Carers rights

• The right to choose whether to be a carer
• The right to be supported to identify which of the cared-for person’s needs you might be willing and able to support
• The right for the carer’s views to be considered by Health and Social Care when organising provision for the cared-for person
• The right to a Carer’s Assessment – which should help you identify what you want to do with your own life, as well as measuring the impact of the caring role on your wellbeing
• The right to engage in employment, education, training and leisure
• The right to request flexible working if employed
• Additional rights associated within the Equalities Bill

Carers also have the same rights as non-carers, as defined by Civil Rights and Human Rights Legislation. You can find out more about carers rights and the law on the Mobilise website.

• Mobilise: carers' rights and the law