If you are please let us know. If you are an unpaid carer for a family member or friend, it is important that we have this information stored on your medical record so we can offer you the appropriate support you might need. 

We also recommend that you engage with one of your local carers support services. Here are a few ways in which they may be able to help you:

• Carers Assessments and accessing the Carers Card
• Informal support - weekly Zoom coffee mornings, informal support over the telephone
• Support to access Carers UK digital information and useful online services, such as setting up the Jointly app
• Support carers to have an Emergency Back Up Plan  
• Support/referrals to My Health Matters Scheme  - replacement care and support for the cared for so a carer can attend their own health appointments by themselves.

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.

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 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.