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Who is a Carer?A carer is someone who, without payment, provides support to someone who could not manage without their help. This could be due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability.

Other family membersNeighbours or friendsAny gender or any age

Daughters, Sons Parents (adult or children)Wives or Husbands

FAQ’s1. Does the Carer need to be receiving Carer’s Allowance to be

considered a Carer?2. Does a Carer need to be related to the person they are caring for?

a) NO

b) NO

3. Does the person being cared for need to be receiving Attendance Allowance for someone to be considered a Carer?

a) NO

4. Does a person have to support the person everyday to be considered a Carer?

a) NO

5. Does the person have to be delivering “medical or personal care” support to be considered a Carer?

a) NO

Did You Know?

In Devon alone there are over

74,000

unpaid identified carers?

Did You Know?• Many carers become isolated because of the demands placed on them by their caring responsibilities

• Most carers put the health of the person being cared for before their own

• The new carer’s benefit payment is £1.44 per hour

• Each carer saves the country’s economy about £16,000 each year

• That equals about £87 billion ( the annual total spend of the NHS is approximately £82 billion)

Bideford Medical Centre is taking part in the Carer’s Health and Wellbeing Check Carer’s Health and Wellbeing Check

ProgrammeProgramme

The surgery will be offering a free and confidential health and wellbeing check to anyone who is a carer and over 18 years old.

What will the checks consist of ?

• Identify more carers – increase the surgery’s register of

read coded carers

• To find out what support carers really need

• Improve the carers health and wellbeing

• Provide additional support and resource to the surgery’s

carer population

• Submit surgery statistics to programme evaluation to

assist with creating a National Carers programme

What is the objective of the programme?

• Ask patients if they are a carer or care for

someone

• Encourage patients to register as a carer

• Supply your administrative lead with any

names of carers or people who you think

may believe to be a carer

What can you do to help?

What can you do to help?

What can you do to help?• Always advise the admin lead of a Carer’s name

• Offer a Carer’s registration form

• Ensure you have a Carer’s A4 poster in your work room

• Participate in any surgery wide Carer Awareness days or activities

Respite Opportunity

Lifting/Transfer & Care Instructions

Emergency Contingency Planning

Benefit Analysis and Check

Equipment Assistance

Care & Repair Vouchers/Energy Advice

Advice on Support Groups/Local Organisations

Lifestyle Improvement Information

A chance to talk to somebody

Any Questions?