Who is a Carer?

A carer is a person of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for relative, partner or friend who is frail, ill disabled or has mental health or substances misuse problems.

Carers do not always recognise themselves as carers and often fail to seek support that they are entitled to.

 

What support can we provide?

If we know that you are a carer we can:

  • support you with any physical health issues related to your caring role, like tiredness
  • make you aware of the carer’s flu jab each year
  • talk to you about your mental health and the impact of your caring role
  • provide you with general information and advice
  • refer you to helpful organisations and services that can improve your caring situation
  • give you flexible appointments at times that suit you
  • refer you for a Carer’s Break payment (under the GP Carer’s Break Scheme) if your caring role is impacting your health, potentially meaning you can take a break.
 

Are you are a carer?

If you are caring for someone on an unpaid basis please tell us and fill in our Carers Registration form. You can be added to our practice 'carer register and gain access to information and support, including access to a named Carer Champion. 

A Carer Champion is a staff member at your practice who support carers. They are the key point of contact and the ‘voice’ for carers. Our Carer Champion for the Manor Group is Victoria McDermott. 

Complete our Carers Registration Form

Local Support

Carers Oxfordshire

Carers Oxfordshire is a free service that offers information, advice and support to unpaid adult carers of someone living in Oxfordshire.

Visit the Carers Oxfordshire website

Carers Information (Oxford University Hospitals)

A carer is someone of any age who looks after a relative, partner, friend or neighbour who has an illness, disability, frailty or addiction.

Visit the Oxford University Hospitals website

National Support

Carers UK

Caring will affect us all at some point in our lives. With your help, they can be there for the 6,000 people who start looking after someone each day.

Visit the Carers UK website

Carers Trust

Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers. They work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. Their vision is that unpaid carers count and can access the help they need to live their lives.

Visit the Carers Trust website

CRISP

The Carers Information Service supports family/unpaid carers looking after someone who would not be able to manage without their support.

Visit the CRISP website

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.

Visit the NHS website

Help And Care

At Help & Care, we have been working across South-Central England for over 30 years, promoting dignity and independence for people from all walks of life.

Visit the Help and Care website