Carers Advice
Are you a Carer? If so please let us know.
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.
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Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support
Contact Carers Direct
- Telephone
- 0808 802 0202
- Helpline Information
- http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/carerslives/updates/pages/carersdirecthelpline.aspx
- 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.
Finance and Law
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-65sAdvice 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
Carers UK
They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.
Telephone: 020 7378 4999
Website: www.carersuk.org
Staffordshire Together for Carers Service:
You can contact their carers line on 0300 303 0261 between 9.00-5.00 Monday to Friday. The Carers line is staffed by a team of knowledgeable and skilled Service Access Advisors who can help with your enquiry, transfer your call to, or take a message for any member of their team. All calls are charged at a local rate.
- You can text 07786 201226
- You can contact them via email at enquiries@staffordshiretogetherforcarers.org.uk
You can contact them via Online Chat at:
www.n-compass.org.uk/our-services/carers