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What does Frome Medical Practice offer?
Frome Medical Practice offers support for unpaid carers.
It is sometimes difficult to recognise that you are an unpaid carer. Unpaid carers can be a person of any age, adult or child (aged under 18), who provides unpaid support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour who couldn’t manage to live independently, or whose health or wellbeing would deteriorate, without this help.
We have a designated Carers Champion, who works closely with the clinicians and other staff at the practice, to support unpaid carers of patients registered with the practice. To access this support please register with us as a carer.
It is simple to register as a carer; new patients can do this when registering as a patient via the registration pack, you can register online via the link below or if you speak to a member of staff here they can inform our Carers Champion and they can send you the relevant paperwork.
Those who are on our list of registered carers have access to care plans, free NHS flu vaccinations, free NHS health checks and priority appointments when they are available.
If consent is given by the person they care for, carers are also able to discuss the patients medical records so can be more involved with their health and care needs on their behalf.
Our carers register is not solely for Frome Medical practice patients; we can add carers who are registered at different practices if they care for a Frome Medical Practice patient, as well as adding those who are registered here but care for a non-Frome Medical Practice patient.
When you become registered as a carer our Carers Champion will send you leaflets for support groups and services available for carers.
Local Support
Somerset Young Carers
Somerset Council provides support, advice and respite breaks for children and young people under 18 who provide or intend to provide care for another person.
Health Connections Frome
Have a look at the directory of local support groups and services in the Frome area.
National Support
Carers UK
Caring will affect us all at some point in our lives. We’ll be here for you when that happens. With your help, we can be there for the 6,000 people who start looking after someone each day.
Carers Trust
Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers. They work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. Their vision is that unpaid carers count and can access the help they need to live their lives.