{"id":574,"date":"2026-02-09T09:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T09:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/?page_id=574"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:40:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T12:40:05","slug":"registering-as-an-unpaid-carer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/registering-as-an-unpaid-carer\/","title":{"rendered":"Registering as an Unpaid Carer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-block-key=\"5vxy0\">We encourage all patients who act as the <b>sole or primary carer<\/b> for a family member or friend in an unpaid capacity to register as a carer to be entitled to support.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"7abop\">If we know you are a carer we can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-block-key=\"2i9vr\">support you with any physical health issues related to your caring role<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"2nc3o\">make you aware of the carer\u2019s\u00a0flu jab\u00a0each year<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"as2l9\">priority access to the COVID Vaccine<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"55as9\">provide you with general information and advice<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"9ppfi\">refer you to helpful organisations and services that can improve your caring situation<\/li>\n<li data-block-key=\"4g5of\">be more flexible with appointment times that suit your caring role<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-block-key=\"93st0\">As part of the process of registering as a carer, we make a note in your medical record of this status.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"4m7u7\">To register with us as a carer, please complete the below form and return it to reception.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"4m7u7\"><a class=\"nhsuk-action-link\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GP-Carers-Register-Leaflet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"nhsuk-icon nhsuk-icon--arrow-right-circle\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M12 2a10 10 0 0 0-10 9h11.7l-4-4a1 1 0 0 1 1.5-1.4l5.6 5.7a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.4l-5.6 5.7a1 1 0 0 1-1.5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0-1.4l4-4H2A10 10 0 1 0 12 2z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"nhsuk-action-link__text\">Carer Registration Form<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We encourage all patients who act as the sole or primary carer for a family member or friend in an unpaid capacity to register as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-574","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/a83011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}