Do you look after someone?
If you do, please let us know…So we can look after you.
It’s important that everyone who works here at Farnham Road Practice knows you are a carer so that we can offer you help and support if you need it.
Anyone who looks after a friend or family member who cannot manage without them, and is unpaid, can register. This includes carers under the age of 18.
Am I eligible as a carer?
The help carers give is unpaid, though you may still receive Carer’s Allowance or other benefits.
You do not have to care full time to receive Carer’s Allowance or live with the person you care for to be a carer.
I don’t live in the same borough/county as the person I care for – where do I go for help?
For example, if the person you care for lives in Sutton, the London Borough of Sutton would be responsible for assessing their support needs and offering you a Carer’s Assessment.
Contact Carers Direct
Telephone: 0808 802 0202
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: Information & Support
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 Assessment: 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