Are you an unpaid carer?
What is an unpaid carer?
An unpaid carer is someone who cares, free of charge, for a family member or friend. This can take 24 hours a day, or up to a few hours a week.
Support for unpaid carers
There is a lot of support for carers, both in the local community and online. If you would like to discuss the support available in the community, please ring 01159076960, and ask to speak to the Carers’ Champion, Mirabelle.
To access support online, please feel free to click on the links below.
Support online
- Carers UK– they’re here for unpaid carers with expert information, advice and support. Visit their website by clicking here, or ring 02073784999.
- Carers.org– they’re working to make life better for every unpaid carer in the UK. Visit their website by clicking here, or ring 03007729600.
- NHS Social care and support guide– for information about support with social care. Visit the website by clicking here.
Support in the local community
- Nottinghamshire County Council– to find out about support offered by the council, please visit their website by clicking here.
- Carers Hub Service can provide you with information, advice and support. To get in contact with the service, please call 0808 802 1777 or read this document.
Support with caring for someone with dementia
- Dementia Wellbeing Service– for support with living with and caring for dementia. Visit their website by clicking here.
- The Herbert Protocol- people with dementia can sometimes get lost and go missing. Carers, family or friends of a vulnerable person, or the person themselves, can fill in a Herbert Protocol form in advance, containing information to help the police if the person goes missing. To learn more, please click here.
- Memory Cafes provide a safe space for people with dementia, their families and carers. Attending memory cafes can help you meet people with similar circumstances and access support.
- Caring courses- these courses can help build up your confidence in caring for someone with dementia.
Carers emergency cards
An emergency card for carers identifies you as a carer in the event of an emergency. The card does not give any personal information, but provides a phone number anyone can call. Staff answering the phone will take any action you have agreed with us like:
- contact family/friends to let them know there is an emergency
- visit the person you care for and arrange emergency help
To apply for an emergency card, click on this link.
You can also call 03005008080.
Financial support for caring
Help with claiming benefits for caring can be found online. Please click on the links below for more information.
- 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
Register as an unpaid carer
To register as an unpaid carer with the Manor Surgery, please complete the following form.