Carers Advice

Carers UK

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 020 7378 4999

Website: www.carersuk.org

Carers Lead

Pam Bunning (She/her)

The NHS defines a carer as “anyone, including children and adults who look after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid”.

Here at Mid Sussex Health Care we are committed to ensuring carers in our community are identified early, routed through to appropriate support and recognised for their crucial role as a partner in care.

8% of the population in West Sussex are known to be unpaid carers. Carers are recognised to experience health inequalities themselves, which could be better addressed with early identification and support. Carers are also a valued partner in the care of patients with long term illness and disability.

The role of an unpaid carer can be very demanding, bringing its own set of difficulties both for the carer, and cared for.

We are very lucky at the practice to have a dedicated carers lead Pam, who aims to ensure you feel supported and have access to the services that are right for you.

Pam can help with referring carers to specialist support to help you look after yourself and your loved ones.

She can also help with providing information on local services and supporting patients when dealing with multiple agencies.


Pam works Tuesday – Friday

You can contact Pam on 01273 834388 or email

 sxicb-wsx.mshc.care-coordinators@nhs.net

www.midsussexhealthcare.co.uk/clinics-and-services/social-prescriber-link-workers-care-co-ordinator

Carers Support West Sussex

www.carerssupport.org.uk

Care for the Carers

www.cftc.org.uk

Are You a Carer?

There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.