{"id":502,"date":"2026-07-22T12:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/f81205\/?page_id=502"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:10:02","slug":"carers-direct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/f81205\/carers-direct\/","title":{"rendered":"Carers Direct"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Are you a carer?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/f81205\/contact-the-practice\/\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">please let us know<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; we may be able to help you<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a wealth of information on the\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/carersdirect\/Pages\/CarersDirectHome.aspx\">NHS<\/a>\u00a0website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/introduction-to-care-and-support\/\">A guide to care and support<\/a>: Information for carers and people who have care &amp; support needs.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/practical-tips-if-you-care-for-someone\/\">Caring for someone<\/a>: Advice on providing care, medicines etc.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/care-after-a-hospital-stay\/\">Care after hospital<\/a>: Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/carer-breaks-and-respite-care\/\">Taking a break<\/a>: Caring for someone can be a full-time job &#8211; find out about accessing breaks and respite care.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/\">Support and benefits for carers<\/a>: Caring for someone can be a full-time job &#8211; find out about accessing breaks and respite care.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/work-and-disability\/\">Work and Disability<\/a>:\u00a0Guidance, support and help with employment issues.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/\">Being a Young carer<\/a>:\u00a0Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Contact Carers Direct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Telephone:\u00a00808 802 0202<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Helpline Information:\u00a0<\/strong><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/carersdirect\/carerslives\/updates\/pages\/carersdirecthelpline.aspx\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/carersdirect\/carerslives\/updates\/pages\/carersdirecthelpline.aspx<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Email:\u00a0CarersDirect@nhschoices.nhs.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Office Hours:\u00a0Lines are open 8am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 4pm at weekends. Calls are free from UK landlines.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Finance and Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/carersdirect\/moneyandlegal\/carersbenefits\">Benefits for carers<\/a>: Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/benefits-for-under-65s\/\">Benefits for the\u00a0under-65s<\/a>: Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/benefits-for-over-65s\/\">Benefits for the over-65s<\/a>: Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/carer-assessments\/\">Carer&#8217;s Assessment<\/a>: How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-weight: unset;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/\">Other benefits<\/a>: Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a carer? 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