...Alisoun Milne; Penny Hibberd; Joy Watkins; Lorely Stanton; Barry Saunders; Gillian Lasocki; Pat Chung; Penny Hibberd Purpose This paper aims to discuss professionals working in partnership with family carers and the importance of learning from their experiences in designing and delivering support...

... are described. Deficits in current services are identified and examples of good practice are highlighted. The paper concludes by outlining the implications for policy and practice. It is suggested that flexible support, underpinned by partnerships between employers and staff from statutory and independent...