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Carers Strategy and Carers Together Action Plan - please comment!

This site has been produced by Carers Together, Southampton City Council and other partners. We hope you will find the information here useful, but please let us know. We are always happy to hear from you.

A carer is someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour, who could not manage without their help.The people they care for may be frail, ill, disabled or have a mental health problem, learning disability or issues with substance misuse. Anyone can become a carer; carers come from all walks of life, all cultures and can be of any age.

Many carers do not consider themselves to be a carer; they are just looking after their mother, son, or best friend, just getting on with it and doing what anyone else would in the same situation.

We recognise that carers are extremely important within families and communities and often help those they care for to live independently for longer.

Becoming a carer can be bewildering, confusing and frightening so this part of the website has information and links to local and national organisations that can offer advice and support to carers.

Click on the menu on the left or at the top of this page to see what is available.

News

April 2012 issue of Carers Together newsletter available here.

New Information Trolley at Southampton General Hospital -information for carers - staffed 5 days a week - more information here.

New website to support carers with health and well-being. Carewell contains guidance on how to manage stress levels, getting a better nights sleep, eating healthily and how to increase physical activity on a busy schedule. Plus, a forum to comment, contribute ideas and share top tips with other carers. Follow this link for more information: Carewell - Energy to Care.

New edition of 'Caring for someone - a guide to carers' rights and benefits'. Available to read by following this link.

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