Carer Support

Support for Friends and Family Carers

Do you provide support to a partner, relative, friend or neighbour who couldn’t cope without your help? This could be due to old age, frailty, disability, a serious health condition, mental ill health or substance misuse. If the answer is yes, you are an Carer.

Many carers do not identify themselves as a carer. Instead, they see themselves as someone’s partner, relative or friend who is simply ‘doing their best’ to help someone.

There are many benefits of being identified as a carer, which include:

• Free hospital parking
• Free Flu jabs
• 1:1 support
• Free Health and Wellbeing checks
• Carers support groups or activities

If you would like to register as a carer, please collect a registration form from reception, or click here to download a registration form. This will soon be available to access through our KLINIC system, where there will be an “unpaid carer” option to select.

If you have ticked the box asking to be referred to the Carer Support worker, Sarah will contact you to offer support, or arrange a Carers Health and Wellbeing Assessment.

Why not come along to our Carer’s coffee afternoon, that runs on the last Tuesday of the month, 1-3pm at Brixham Community Centre, to meet and chat with other unpaid carers. For more information please follow this link: https://compasshousemedical.com/carers-coffee-afternoon

Meet our Carer Support Worker:

Or call the main practice telephone number (01803 855897), or email the surgery on compasshouse@nhs.net so the Carer Support Worker can contact you directly.

We offer:
• Free Health and Wellbeing Checks
• A free flu jab each year
• Someone to talk to
• Discounts, finance and benefits advice
• Free Hospital Parking*
*Conditions apply

Ask us about a free Carer’s Passport:

Free Emergency Card + back-up plan

Forms and Posters:

New Carers Registration Form:
https://compasshousemedical.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/New-Carers-Registration-Form.pdf