Medical Emergencies dial 999
Out of Hours: dial 111
Medical Emergencies dial 999
Out of Hours: dial 111
A carer is someone who looks after a friend, partner or relative and provides them with emotional support or practical help. The links below connect to local and national organisations dedicated to helping carers.
>> HULL CITY COUNCIL - CARERSRethink Mental Illness
Hull and East Yorkshire Carers Service
Our mission is to deliver a better life for people severely affected by mental illness by meeting not just their mental health needs, but also by supporting their physical health needs, their place within theor community and their right for control over their lives.
We offer services that keep people safe and well inthe community, prevent theor needs from escalating, support independent living and empower people to know theior rights and to access the support and care that they are entitled to.
>> rethink mental illness WEBSITE
Providing Support
Contact adult social services at your local council and ask for a carer's assessment.
If you're a parent or carer of a child, contact the children with disabilities department.
You can call or do it online.
Benefits for carers
You might not think of yourself as a carer. But you probably are if you're looking after someone regularly, including your spouse or a family member, because they're ill or disabled.
As a carer, you may be entitled to one or more state benefits to help you with the costs.
How to Care - keeping clean
Keeping yourself or someone you care for clean is essential. Poor hygiene can cause discomfort, skin complaints and infections, and can lower self-esteem.
Work & Disability
About half of working-age people with disabilities in the UK are employed. But this figure should be higher. With the right support, many more could join their ranks. If you have a disability, you may be worried it'll limit your job prospects or you will not be able to find work. But there's lots of guidance, support and training to help you into employment. Government-backed schemes can help, while awareness-raising initiatives are challenging the stereotypes about people with disabilities to make sure everyone has a fair chance of working.
Carers Support
Orchard 2000 Medical Centre
If you spend time caring for someone, either a family member or someone else, please let the practice know as we may be able to help you
What you are doing is important and the NHS has a number of services to support carers, including:
Carers in Hull
City Healthcare Partnership
At CISS we support carers and those caring for someone over the age of 18 who reside in the Hull area or are registered with a Hull GP. We also provide support and advice for parent carers of a child with additional needs.
We provide support for all informal carers; whether they are providing support for 1hour per week or 24 hours per day.
We offer advice to any member of the public, health or social professionals who want to gain further knowledge about unpaid care and support available for carers.
Caring for Carers - Hull
Caring for a loved one can be very difficult. We can become isolated, losing opportunities to work, to socialise or even perform household tasks. We get very little respite from the situation, becoming physically and emotionally exhausted from the demands of the role. This can change the dynamics of our relationships in a negative way.
You can find some solace in the fact that you are not alone. Carers UK carry out regular surveys with unpaid family carers around the nation to uncover the issues facing you in your lives. The 2019 report is available to download here
Caring for Carers is here to prevent or delay people being placed in residential care by helping to make life more enjoyable and more manageable for their carers in various ways. We aim to help you to be happy, healthy and to know that there are people here for you.
