Publications
The following publications have been produced by The Trust with various partners, covering key areas and issues relating to caring. If you encounter any difficulties in viewing these, please see our section on help with accessing PDF files
Supported to Care: research report (1.0 MB)
'Supported to Care? Carer’s Views on Services' was a study funded by Scottish Government with the aims of exploring the quality of support services carers received, how they helped improve the carers' life and to identify gaps in existing provision.
Supported to Care: Scottish research summary (22 KB)
Summary of the Supported to Care study
Annual Review 2005-2006 (1.0 MB)
Download our annual review for 2005 - 2006
Trustees Report & Financial Statements (387 KB)
The Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2006
Improving Health Services for Carers: Executive Summary (716 KB)
This document summarises the work being done by The Trust to improve health services for carers.
Best Practice, Better Practices – A New Deal for Carers in Primary Care (0.9 MB)
This report builds on and up-dates the research and evaluation of primary care initiatives carried out in 2003 for the publication Primary Carers – identifying and providing support to carers in primary care and presents the findings from three demonstration projects across England. The work forms part of a Primary Care Project funded by GlaxoSmithKline and managed by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
Primary Carers - Identifying and providing support to carers in Primary Care (185 KB)
This report investigates in detail the relationship between carers and primary care.
Primary Carers - Identifying and providing support to carers in Primary Care (Summary) (32 KB)
This is the summary of the above report, investigating the relationship between carers and primary care.
Carers Speak Out Project Findings (375 KB)
Complete findings from the largest ever consultation of carers.
Carers Speak Out Project Findings (Summary) (114 KB)
A summary of the above report.
Consultation with Carers - Good Practice Guide (2.0 MB)
A comprehensive guide on how to consult with carers.
Consultation with Carers - Good Practice Guide (Summary) (370 KB)
A summary of the above report.
Eight Hours a Day and Taken for Granted (39 KB)
A survey of carers that was conducted through The Trust's network of carers' centres.
Seven and a Half Minutes is not Enough (71 KB)
A good practice guide for Carers Support Workers and GPs.
Young Carers Good Practice Guide (424 KB)
A good practice guide for professionals working with young carers.
The findings of a major research study that was conducted to look into the health of carers across the country.