Info, advice & support

Westmorland and Furness Council have developed two initiatives to help improve support for unpaid carers.

York Carers Centre provide regular groups for carers of those who misuse substances or have addictions.

The Unpaid Carers and Domestic Abuse Project is a multi-agency project to improve support for carers in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who experience domestic abuse. The project has been informed by research and findings from a range of sources and information from local carer support organisations.

The Carers Lounge was established to support unpaid carers whilst the person they support is in hospital. It is an information and advice service for carers within St Mary’s Hospital, IW. It is a place where carers can come for emotional support as well as practical advice about their caring role and rights.

Carers don’t always know about their rights as carers and the range of support that exists. In response to this, Action for Carers Surrey have been running Carer Information Fairs for three years, held around Carers Rights Day each November.