If you are please let us know - we may be able to help you. As a surgery we are committed to providing support to those who help others. From this we have teamed up with Northamptonshire carer’s service who can offer lots of help and support to those who are registered as carers.

There is also wealth of information on NHS Website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.

• Caring for a parent

  Watch this video on: caring for a parent at home

• 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.

• 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.

• Housing and carers

  Do you know your tenancy rights as a carer? Are you aware of all your care at home options? Do you need tips on moving someone around the home?

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                

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 person you care for

  Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to

• Death and benefits

  How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits

• Managing someone's legal affairs

  Advice for when carers find they have to take over the legal affairs of the person they are looking after

• 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

• Personal and household finance

  Advice on keeping a tight rein on household and personal finance for carers.

• Tax credits

  Information on claiming tax credits and whether you might be eligible

A new website was launched last year – www.nycs.org.uk - which has all the information about the Northamptonshire young carers’ service. There are also a variety of Facebook pages – one for young carers, one for young adult carers, and one for parents.  The formal pages are for registered young carers only but we do have pages that can be “liked”, and once referred access to these pages can be granted.

https://www.facebook.com/northamptonshireyoungcarerspage/

https://www.facebook.com/NorthantsYACs/

https://www.facebook.com/NorthamptonshireYoungCarersParentsPage/