Support for carers at Willingham Medical Practice
If you are a carer for someone and need advice and financial or emotional support, please contact Sue Lawson at Susan.Lawson7@nhs.net or 01954 260230.
Please click below and complete the carers referral form to register yourself as a carer. Please post the completed form to us or email to willinghammedicalpractice@nhs.net, and Sue will be in touch.
Further Information
There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links to the site that we hope you will find useful.
- A guide to care and support – Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.
- Caring for someone – Advice on providing care, medicines etc.
- Care after hospital – Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.
- Taking a break – Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
- Support and benefits for carers – Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
- Work and Disability – Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
- Being a Young carer – Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support.
- Guide to independent living – https://www.carechoices.co.uk/publication/cambridgeshire-guide-to-independent-living/
Finance and Law
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 under-65s
- Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.
- Benefits for the over-65s
- Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
- Carer’s Assessment
How your benefits may be affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits. - 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.
Contact Carers Direct
Office Hours
Lines are open 8 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday, 11 am to 4 pm at weekends. Calls are free from UK landlines.Tel: 0808 802 0202