Do you provide unpaid care for another adults, such as a friend or loved one?
If so, you are carer and you deserve as much support as those to whom you care for.
At Dr Mudigonda’s GP practice, we endeavour to always:
- Recognise and respect the needs and wishes of carers.
- Respect, involve and treat carers as experts in care.
- Treat carers with dignity and compassion.
- Recognise that carers may need assistance/ support with their carer responsibilities and with maintaining their own health and wellbeing.
Support for carers will include, but is not limited to:
- Providing information using a variety of different media.
- Offering enhanced access and flexibility of appointments for carers to make it easier for them to access healthcare.
- Offering carer health checks to monitor physical and mental health and annual influenza immunisation.
- Signposting carers to where they can get more information and support.
- Supporting information sharing between health, social care, carer support organisations, and other partners.
| RESOURCE | CONTACT NUMBER |
| Carers Linewww.carersuk.org | 0808 8087777 |
| Carers Trust nearest branch:Crossroads Caring for Carers – Oldburyhttps://www.crossroads-caringforcarers.org/ | 0121 553 6483 |
| Wolverhampton Falls Prevention Service | 01902 444502 |
| Social Services | Adult Support Services (Safeguarding Together)01902 551199Adult Support services (out of Hours)01902 552999Children – Duty and Assessment team;01902 555392; 01902 552999 out of hours |
| Wolverhampton Carer’s Support Teamwww.wolverhampton.gov.uk/carers | 01902 553409 |
| Wolverhampton District Nurses | 01902 442609 |
| Respite Providers | Glenthorne House Residential Home – 01902 491633Mill House Care Home – 01902 493436 |
| Local Carer Charities | Macmillan Cancer Support: 01902 312460Spurgeon’s Childcare: 01902 572300Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council: 01902 773761 |
| Wolverhampton Social Prescribing Service | 01902 328987 |