Jen Kenward
Jen Kenward – Experience of Care Lead for Community, Primary and Integrated Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement
HSJ PartnersUsing the Health and Care Bill for system-wide support for unpaid carers
Within the Health and Care Bill, there are clear responsibilities set out for NHS trusts to involve carers, including young carers, in the planning and delivery of discharge from hospital. By Jen Kenward
HSJ PartnersIf we are going to understand integration, we need to learn from unpaid carers
Through the recognition and support of carers and engagement of them in our planning we can build our health care systems in a way that is truly integrated and focussed on genuine need and that will be used effectively by our communities. By Jen Kenward
HSJ PartnersWhy support for unpaid carers matters
Jen Kenward emphasises that unpaid carers are vital to sustaining our health and care systems, and without them, we simply would not cope