A carer is anyone, including children and adults, who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.
If you care for someone, it’s a good idea to let us know so that we can add this to your medical record. Doing so means we will be able to offer tailored advice and offer you additional support for things such as flu vaccinations, regular health checkups and mental health screening.
Once registered as a carer, we can assist you in a number of ways, including:
- providing information and advice on medical conditions/treatments for the person you care for to help you feel more confident in your caring role.
- arrange home visits to you or the person you care for if your caring responsibilities make it difficult to attend appointments
- arrange ‘double’ appointments for both you and the person you care for at the same time to avoid having to visit the surgery more than once
- provide supporting letters and information to enable you and the person you care for to access benefits such as Attendance Allowance or a blue badge scheme.
If you would like to register as a carer, please complete the form below and we will make a note of this in your medical record.
In addition to registering yourself as a carer, Sefton Carers Centre provides free advice and guidance, emotional and practical support, training and a range of holistic therapies for unpaid carers living in Sefton. Click here to visit the Sefton Carers Centre website.
Page last reviewed: 25 May 2023