Why should you register as a Carer with your GP surgery?
Registering as a Carer may help your health care team to:
Understand your caring responsibilities
Signpost you to information, help and support
Share information about the person you care for (with appropriate written consent)
May provide more flexible appointments that reflect your caring role
Offer you an annual flu jab (free)
Speak to a dedicated member of staff to help with Carer-related enquires
Are you a Carer?
“A Carer is someone who provides unpaid help and support to a relative, friend, or neighbour who could not manage on their own due to illness, disability, frailty, physical impairment, mental ill health or substance misuse.”
Does this sound like you? If so, you are a Unpaid Carer. We are interested in identifying Carers, especially those people who may be caring without help or support. We know that Carers are often “hidden” looking after a family member or helping a friend or neighbour with day to day tasks and may not see themselves as a Carer.
We feel that caring for someone is an important and valuable role in the community, which is often a 24-hour job that can be very demanding and isolating for the Carer. We further believe Carers should receive appropriate support by way of access to accurate information on a range of topics such as entitlement to benefits and respite care and not least, a listening ear when things get too much.
Why Unpaid Carers are vital?
Unpaid Carers provide around 96% of the Care in the community and save the NHS in Wales over £8.1 billion each year. Meddygfa Penygroes Surgery recognises that Carers contribute a significant saving to the NHS by looking after relatives, neighbours or friends who might otherwise have to go into long term care. Young Carers, under the age of 18 may be particularly vulnerable due to their inexperience and lack of life-skills. Young Adult Carers, between the age of 18-25, can be the most hidden group of Carers in our society. Therefore we are committed to providing appropriate support and consideration to our patients who are Carers whatever their age.
Additional information and support
We have a dedicated Carers notice board in the waiting room at Penygroes Surgery with a lot of information and news of local events. Information can also be found at: