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- Do you think you might be a carer?
- Are you a carer and have not told us?
Please read the information below for assistance:
A ‘carer’ is someone who – without being paid – regularly looks after, helps or supports someone over the age of 18 who wouldn’t be able to manage everyday life without their help.
Carers under the age of 18 are sometimes called Young Carers
You can let us know you are a carer by submitting our register as a carer form.
Who you may be looking after
You may be caring for a partner, relative, friend or neighbour. For example, it may be someone who:
- has a physical or learning disability
- has a mental health condition
- is living with dementia
- has sight, hearing or communication difficulties
- has a long-term health condition
- misuses drugs or alcohol
A carer doesn’t have to be living with the person they care for, and the help they give doesn’t have to be physical.
Things you may help with
- attending appointments
- shopping, personal finances
- paperwork and administration
- transportation
- personal care, such as washing and dressing
- going to the toilet or dealing with incontinence
- eating or taking medicines
- getting about at home or outside
- practical things, like companionship
- counselling, emotional support or communicating
Resources for Carers in our area
The following resources may prove helpful if you are a carer:
Essex Wellbeing Service
Advice, information guidance on support available for you as a carer.
Visit the Essex Wellbeing website
Carers Count in Essex
Support for carers advice from Essex County Council.
Visit the Essex County Council website
Action for Family Carers
Action for Family Carers is an Essex-based charity that has been making a positive difference to the lives of unpaid Carers including Young Carers for over 30 years.
Visit the Action for Family Carers website
NHS Guides and Support
Accessible information standard
The Accessible Information Standard aims to make sure that people who have a disability, impairment or sensory loss get information that they can access and understand, and any communication support that they need from health and care services.
If you are a carer and look after someone who requires information from the surgery in any different format to assist them, please could you inform one of our receptionist. The patient’s record will then be updated with their preference to meet their needs.
