Carers

A Carer is a person who provides or intends to provide care for an adult or disabled child.  Caring can be rewarding but it can also affect your homelife, worklife, free time and your relationship with the person you care for. You don’t have to live in the same house as that person to be their carer. Carers are not paid a wage to provide support and are sometimes referred to as unpaid or informal carers.

As more and more of us take on the role of caring for someone, it is likely that either we are, have been, or know a carer. According to figures released from the 2011 census, there are 15,575 carers in the Vale of Glamorgan, and most of them are not accessing the support available. This represents a 12 per cent increase in the number of carers in the Vale in a decade.

Are you a Carer?  We hold a register of Carers and/or Patients who have a Carer and may be able to offer you additional help, support or signpost you to organisations that can help with all types of queries including advice about benefits, housing, respite care and support groups.

Carers packs are available at the surgery.  Please ask about a pack and form to identify yourself as a Carer/ someone who is cared for.    Alternatively please complete the Carers Form and we will update our records.

We have included some useful links to get you started.

Carers Emergency Card Information

Cinema Card for Carers

Young Carers

We have a Carers Champion who you can speak with who will help guide you to the most appropriate person or agency if you are having any difficulties and a dedicated Carers notice board in the ground floor waiting room.

Useful links:

www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/carers  (main VOGC launch webpage for carers’ information)

https://www.dewis.wales  (online resource about wellbeing in both Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan)

https://www.carersuk.org/  (UK wide carers support, with specific information for Wales)

https://www.cardiffandvaleuhb.wales.nhs.uk/information-for-carers

www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/en/living/social_care/Key%20Documents/Public-information/leaflets.aspx

Carers Form

To let us know that you are a carer, or that you have a carer, please complete this form

Date published: 27th February, 2015
Date last updated: 22nd June, 2020