If you are please let us know - we may be able to help you.

Northamptonshire Carers

t: 01933 677907

e: carers@northamptonshire-carers.org

w: www.northamptonshire-carers.org

Carers UK

Here to make life better for carers

20 Great Dover Street
London SE1 4LQ

t: 020 7378 4999

e: advice@carersuk.org

w: www.carersuk

If you are please let us know - we may be able to help you

The Medical Centre is working towards an award with Northamptonshire Carers association to support carers and their families: Northamptonshire carers

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.
• Work and Disability - Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
• Being a Young carer - Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support

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-65s

  Advice 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