In GP practices

A dedicated team working with GP practices to help identify and support carers.

About the service

Our GP Carer Liaison Workers work with GP practices across Bristol and South Gloucestershire providing information, guidance and support for carers, including:

• helping you access services
• offering emotional support and advice relevant to your caring role
• helping you communicate your needs or concerns or those of the person you care for to health professionals
• helping you to look at financial support/benefits for you and the person you care for
• advising you as to whether you are entitled to a Carers Assessment and where appropriate, helping you to complete and submit an assessment to the local authority.
• providing you with information about carer services and support in your local area.

Carers Surgeries

Carers Surgeries are monthly one-to-one information, advice and support clinics for carers, provided by our GP Carer Liaison Worker. The GP practice provides the room and takes responsibility for identifying carers and booking them in for appointments. A Carers Surgery appointment offers:

• support to access appropriate child or adult care services
• Carers Assessments, which may result in a direct payment to take a break from caring
• a conversation about disability and carers’ benefits
• emotional support and a chance to talk about how caring is affecting you
• help to identify things that will help you and/or the person you care for
• information about the Carers Emergency Card
• referrals to a range of specialist organisations e.g. for help with applying for benefits, employment advice and counselling

“It was great to meet you, at least I feel a little better now someone is there to help me and I am not alone!”