If you are a carer please let the practice know.
Contact Carers Direct
Telephone:
0808 802 0202
Helpline Information:
www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/carerslives/updates/pages/carersdirecthelpline.aspx
Email:
[email protected]
Office Hours:
Lines are open 8 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday, 11 am to 4 pm at weekends. Calls are free from UK landlines.
Non-urgent advice: Information and Support
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.
Caring for a parent – Watch this video on caring for a parent at home.
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?
Finance and Law
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 getting 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.
Managing someone’s legal affairs – Advice for when carers find they have to take over the legal affairs of the person they are looking after.
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.
Personal and household finance – Advice on keeping a tight rein on household and personal finance for carers.
Tax credits – Information on claiming tax credits and whether you might be eligible.