Are you a carer? If you are, please let the practice know via telephone or in-person.
Don’t Know If You Are A Carer?
If you don’t know if you are a carer? Please see links below for more information.
Identification of carers in GP practices – a good practice document
NHS England (NHSE) (2014) Commitment to Carers
Contact Carers Direct
Telephone: 0808 802 0202
Website: Carersdirect
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: 8am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 4pm at weekends. Calls are free from UK landlines.
There is a wealth of information on NHS Choices about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.
- Telling people: Caring responsibilities can make it difficult to maintain friendships or develop new ones. Telling your friends you’re a carer is important so they understand and can support you.
- Taking a break: Caring for someone can be a full-time job, but it’s essential that you take time out for yourself too. Read our guide to accessing breaks and respite.
- Housing and carers: Do you know your tenancy rights as a carer? Are you aware of all your care at home options? Do you need tips on moving someone around the home?
- Benefits for carers: Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role
- Benefits for the person you care for: Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to
- Death and benefits: How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits
Social fund
- Tax credits: Information on claiming tax credits and whether you might be eligible.