Are You a Carer? 

If you are please let us know - we may be able to help you.

We have a Carers' Support Worker from Princess Royal Trust for Carers working with the Surgery.   

If you feel you would like details of help available or assistance in filling out forms, then the Support Worker will be able to help you. Please leave a contact number with Reception, and possibly a brief note of what is required, and they will telephone you to arrange to see you either at the Surgery or to arrange a visit to you at home.

We hold a Carers' Clinic once a month with the Support Worker on a Wednesday and there are four separate 40 minute appointments available starting at 12:30.  Please ask at Reception to make an appointment or speak to our Carers Lead, Jane Lusted.  The dates for the clinics this year are as follows:

19 February 2020, 18 March 2020, the rest of the dates are to be confirmed.   

Please make sure you have filled out a registration form from the Princess Royal Trust for Carers (please ask at the reception desk). For more information about the Trust, please visit the website at the link below. 

Princess Royal Trust for Carers

If you are a carer under 30 you are eligible for an NHS Health Check.  For more information please ask in reception or see 'NHS Health Checks' under Further Information on the right. 

Please see the link below for the Carers Directory from Hampshire County Council. This lists just a few of the resources and services available for carers in Hampshire.

Carers Directory

Dementia Guide

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?

• Walk and Live Confidently

        Falls are the main reason why older people lose their independence...

Carers support groups

Connect to Support Hampshire

Hampshire County Council can arrange a break for carers entitled the Take a Break Service which consists of respite for a few hours during the week.

For more information go to www.connecttosupporthampshire.org.uk

Or call 0300 555 1386 (calls cost no more than a standard nation rate call. Calls to 0300 numbers are included in the ‘free minutes’ included in phone contracts.

Finance and Law

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

• 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

• 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

• Social fund

• Tax credits

  Information on claiming tax credits and whether you might be eligible