If you are please let us know; we may be able to help you.
- You can do this by calling us, visiting the practice, or using the ‘Online Carer Registration Form’
Contact Carers Direct
Telephone: 0808 802 0202
Helpline Information: http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/carerslives/updates/pages/carersdirecthelpline.aspx
Email: CarersDirect@nhschoices.nhs.uk
Office Hours: Lines are open 8am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 4pm at weekends. Calls are free from UK landlines.
Non-urgent advice: There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring.
Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.
A guide to care and support – Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.
Caring for someone – Advice on providing care, medicines etc.
Care after hospital – Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.
Taking a break – Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
Support and benefits for carers – Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
Work and Disability – Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
Being a Young carer – Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support
Benefits for the under-65s – Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to
Benefits for the over-65s – Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness
Carer’s Assement – How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits
Other benefits – Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring