Most of us will have caring responsibilities at one or more stages in our lives. Do you spend time helping a partner, family member, friend or neighbour due to illness, disability, frailty or addiction? The care you provide may be personal, practical, emotional or supervisory and is unpaid. If this applies to you … then you are a carer, regardless of whether or not the person you care for is a close relative. Sheffield City Council is keen to hear the views of carers to help the Council decide the priorities and tasks they need to achieve to make life better for carers over the next couple of years. (e.g. respite, information, advice, support groups). Find out more about Sheffield City Council’s Carers strategy and how to take part in their online survey here. You can complete the survey anonymously – you only need to give your details if you want to receive feedback or be included in other activities – but please do so by the deadline has been extended until 19th October 2015.