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Carer Awareness
Our team works in Partnership with the following:
Health and Social Care Professionals, Social Prescribers, Carers, Carer Groups and other Organisations to help improve and expand awareness, knowledge and understanding of services for Carers, and to promote their interests.
We ensure that Carers can easily access information about Support that is available both locally and nationally. We not only focus on GP Surgeries, Health Centres, Social Care Area Offices, Mental Health Resource Centres and all Secondary Care Settings but also work with allied agencies.
An important part of the teams work is ensuring that Health and Social Care Professionals are able to help and support Carers by referring into the North Staffs Carers.
The team offers Carer Awareness Training to all professionals, whose roles brings them into contact with Carers, giving them the knowledge and understanding of Carers issues.
Talks and presentations are delivered to a variety of professionals and organisations throughout North Staffordshire. These talks and presentations help to improve Carer Awareness and highlight the various issues that Carers face in their day-to-day lives. They are also a great way to find out about the many Services and Support that are available through North Staffs Carers.
HOW DO YOU REFER INTO OUR SUPPORT AND SERVICES
Adult referrals & Young Carer referrals who live in the Newcastle and Staffordshire Moorlands can be made via www.carersfirst.com/how-to-refer
Adult Carers in Stoke-on-Trent can be made via www.carersfirst.com/how-to-refer
Alternatively, if you do not have access to the internet you can give us a call on 01782 793100 to speak to a member of our staff.
Young Carers in the Stoke on Trent area need to be referred via The Young Carers Assessment Team they will be the first point of contact and will carry out the initial assessment and then re-direct them back to NSC for further support.
The contact details are as follows:
Email: early.help@stoke.gov.uk
Tel: The ChAD Team on 01782 235100
Carer Awareness Training
Are you a local employer or does your business bring you into contact with Carers?
Is your organisation Carer Aware?
Are any of your staff or colleagues Carers?
Need help to identify and support Carers?
NSC can offer support :
1/2 day Carer Aware Training Session - £200 per session for up to 20 people.
For further information or to book a session contact Jayne Hodges on
Telephone: 01782 793100 or E-mail: lisaronson-cox@carersfirst.com
Information for Carers
Information for Carers can be found in Primary Care, Secondary Care and Social Care settings throughout North Staffordshire.
Carers Information is prominently displayed in all the settings listed below.
GP Surgeries
Walk In Centres
Health Centres
Hospital settings
Social Care Area Offices
Mental Health Resource Centres
Housing Associations
One Stop Shops
Citizen Advice Bureau
Day Centres
Libraries
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Noticeboards
Which are displayed in prime locations for easy access to North Staffs Carers information.
Keep a look out for these noticeboards for the most up to date information.
Telephone: 01782 793100 or E-mail: info@carersfirst.com
Prescription Pads
These are a quick easy way to signpost family, friends, patients or colleagues to North Staffs Carers who can offer support and help with all issues around the caring role.
If you are a GP, Community Nurse, local employer, HR Department etc or you feel that you would benefit from having one or a few of these referral pads.
Please call the Carers Centre on
Telephone: 01782 793100 or E-mail: lisaronson-cox@carersfirst.com
