Hampshire Joint Carers Strategy - GP Registration form for unpaid carers
Written by admin on Friday 4th December 2020
Important message on behalf of the Hampshire Carers Partnership Board
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Dear Colleagues ‘Unpaid’ carers make a significant contribution to the health and care system, but sometimes this can be detrimental to their own health. Looking after our carers is extremely important as this can reduce demand on our overstretched services and prevent carer or family breakdown. We need to support our carers to enable them to have a life outside of their caring role. Anyone can become a carer at any time, regardless of their age, for either a short time or for a longer period. This can include children and young adults aged up to 25 years. A carer is someone who helps another person, usually a relative or friend, in their day-to-day life. This is not the same as someone who is paid to be a care worker, or someone who volunteers as a carer through a voluntary organisation. NHS England has acknowledged that there is a need to improve the registration and assessment of Carers in primary care, so that their needs can be identified more quickly and before their health and wellbeing deteriorates. We are asking organisations in Hampshire for their help to encourage patients who are carers to register with their Surgery. Can you help too? The Carer GP registration form (contained on the following website page) has been developed as a part of the Hampshire Carers Strategy and approved by the Hampshire Carers Partnership Board to assist the GP registration process, as this is a key part of the Hampshire Carers Strategy. The aim is to increase the number of carers being registered with GPs across Hampshire. We acknowledge that many practices or organisations already have their own Carer registration procedure. Therefore, this form is not intended to replace any existing carer registration processes you have (unless you choose to). We would be grateful if you could share this widely within your service and to incorporate the link to the registration form into your paperwork to provide it to carers that you are in contact with. Many individuals may not recognise themselves as a carers so it is important to promote the support that is available to them, at every opportunity. Thank you for your continued efforts. Hampshire Carers Partnership Board |
Further useful information about the website 'Connect to Support Hampshire' was previously published last year in the following CPSC news article:
The website is a valuable resource for contractors to use when searching for signposting information for patients living in Southampton, Hampshire and Portsmouth