A carer is someone who provides support to a relative, partner, friend or neighbour who could not manage without you.

If you are a carer please inform our reception staff and pick up a leaflet on the ways we might be able to assist you. If you agree, we can add your name to our Carers’ Register and provide you with the support you need.

Carers are invited to attend a Carer Health Check Clinic which is an appointment with one of our Healthcare Assistants followed by a meeting with a GP Liaison Working from Carer Support Wiltshire.

• Carer Lead: Sarah Glass
• Deputy Carer Lead: 

Carer Support Wiltshire can help you to access free counselling, benefits advice, complementary therapies, support groups, training opportunities and much more.  All their services are completely free and 100% confidential.

If you would like to contact Carer Support Wiltshire direct please visit their website:  www.carersinwiltshire.co.uk or ring freephone 0800 181 4118.

Here to make life better for carers

20 Great Dover Street
London SE1 4LQ

t: 020 7378 4999

e: advice@carersuk.org

w: www.carersuk

Forward Carers is delighted to bring together a range of online resources to assist you in your caring role. If you’re caring for someone in Wiltshire, you can access our Benefits Calculator to see what you may be entitled to, register for a Carers ID Card, access online support groups and self-refer for help from local services. Click below on the link to their website for mor info:

Home - Wiltshire Carers (carerfriendlywiltshire.org.uk)

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