Are you a carer?
A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or addiction cannot cope without their support.
You are a ‘young carer’ if you do this role and are under 18 years of age.
If you are looking after someone, we would like you to let us know so we can provide the support and information you might need.
You can be added to our Practice Carers Register and we can then give you further information and support.
Our practice carer champion is Kayleigh Joynt.
Carers can get information, advice and support by contacting the Carers Hub on 0808 802 1777, lines are open Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm or message via Text or WhatsApp on 07814678460.
You can also make contact using the following methods:
Further Help and Support
Nottingham City Support
- Carers Federation, support for carers, or call: 0115 962 931
- Rainbow Parents Carers Forum, support for parents who care for a disabled child, or call: 0115 934 8451
- Local Information Online Nottingham (LiON). A directory of local information, advice and support available to help you and the person you care for
- Learning Disability Carers’ Forum, support for carers of someone with a learning disability, ensuring carers’ voices are heard. Call: 0115 852 8000
- Age UK, provides services for older people, or call: 0115 844 0011
- Nottinghamshire NHS Foundation Trust, a community and mental health services, or call: 0115 969 1300
- Nottingham Mencap, support for people with a learning disability, and their families, or call: 0115 920 9524
National Support
- Carers UK, provides advice and support for carers
- Carers Trust UK, a National charity supporting carers
- Include, Children’s Society initiative supporting young carers and their families
- Contact A Family, supporting families of disabled children, or call: 0808 808 3555
- Alzheimer’s Society, for Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Tel: 0115 934 3800
- MIND, helping people with mental ill-health
- SANE, helping people affected by mental illness, or call: 0300 304 7000
- SCOPE, a National charity supporting people with a disability, or call: 0808 800 3333
- Mencap, a National charity supporting people with a learning disability
- Headway, support after a brain injury, or call: 0115 924 0800
Information supplied by Nottingham City Council
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-65s
Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
Carer’s Assessment
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
Information supplied by NHS website
Looking after you, too.
Taking a break Caring for someone can be a full-time job, but it’s essential that you take time out for yourself too. Read our guide to accessing breaks and respite.
Telling people Caring responsibilities can make it difficult to maintain friendships or develop new ones. Telling your friends you’re a carer is important so they understand and can support you.