Pleasley Surgery

Carers Information

Please phone the surgery to book your carers healthcheck (on hold at the moment due to COVID 19)

Our Carers Champion here at the surgery is Gail Middleton, who is more than happy to assist any way she can with your caring needs.

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Carers can be identified as:-

A person of any age, adult or child who provides unpaid support to a partner, parent, child, sibling, friend, neighbour, who couldn’t manage to live independently or whose health or wellbeing would deteriorate without this help. This could be due to frailty, disability or serious health condition, mental ill health or substance misuse.

Young Adult Carers:- Young adult carers, are young people aged 14-25 who care unpaid for a family member or friend with an illness, disability, mental health condition or an addiction.

Please let our reception team know if you look after someone, or if someone looks after you to ensure that you receive the care you deserve.

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We want to ensure *YOU get all the support YOU need*.

We are trying to identify & support as many Carers as we can. Particularly those people who may be looking after a member of their family or helping a friend or neighbour with day to day tasks, don’t really regard themselves as a Carer and are undertaking this vital activity without help or support.

If you are caring for someone, we really would like you to let us know, so that we can ensure to help you receive all the support and information you need, or maybe simply being there to provide a kindly ear when things get too much.

If you have carers from a company who come to help out please let us know so that we may record the details on the computer in case we need to contact someone on your behalf.

Also if you have a key safe please let us have the code number to note on your records, in case you need a home visit but cannot answer your door.

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.

Being a carer you are eligable for a carers health check, just contact the surgery to make an appointment with our Health Care Assistant.

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?

Contact Carers Direct
0808 802 0202

Helpline Information
http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/carerslives/updates/pages/carersdirecthelpline.aspx

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.

Carers support groups
Finance and Law
Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.
https://eastmidlandscrossroadscaringfo.eu.rit.org.uk/nottinghamshirehub

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

Downloads
Carers Indentification Form
Ashfield Young Carer Support Group
Mansfield Young Carer Support Group
Carers Leaflet
Carers Pledge Update

The Carers Pledge Feb 2021