Short Breaks - Learning from Lockdown

Improving the availability, choice and quality of short breaks is vitally important if we are to effectively support carers to look after their own health and have a life of their own alongside their caring responsibilities. COVID-19 has necessitated a rapid transformation of the ways we support carers and individuals with complex care needs to take a short break, including breaks delivered via on-line resources and breaks taken in the outdoors.

The purpose of this event is to:

• Share knowledge and experience about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on short breaks and respite care
• Highlight examples of creative approaches to breaks provision that have developed during the pandemic
• Capture what matters, going forward, to reflect the needs and preferences of those using short breaks
• Explore lessons for future policy and practice development