{"id":1114,"date":"2026-09-07T17:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgeryweb-scot.org.uk\/55201\/?page_id=1114"},"modified":"2026-09-07T17:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:46:37","slug":"carers-direct","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surgeryweb-scot.org.uk\/55201\/carers-direct\/","title":{"rendered":"Carers Direct"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Are you a carer?<\/h3>\n<p>If you are <a href=\"https:\/\/surgeryweb-scot.org.uk\/55201\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>please let us know<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; we may be able to help you<\/p>\n<p>There is a wealth of information on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/carersdirect\/Pages\/CarersDirectHome.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS<\/a>\u00a0website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/introduction-to-care-and-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A guide to care and support<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">Information for carers and people who have care &amp; support needs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/practical-tips-if-you-care-for-someone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caring for someone<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">Advice on providing care, medicines etc.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/care-after-a-hospital-stay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Care after hospital<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/carer-breaks-and-respite-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taking a break<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">Caring for someone can be a full-time job &#8211; find out about accessing breaks and respite care.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/\">Support and benefits for carers<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">Caring for someone can be a full-time job &#8211; find out about accessing breaks and respite care.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/work-and-disability\/\">Work and Disability<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Guidance, support and help with employment issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/\">Being a Young carer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Finance &amp; Law<\/h3>\n<p>Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/carersdirect\/moneyandlegal\/carersbenefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benefits for carers<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/benefits-for-under-65s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benefits for the\u00a0under-65s<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/benefits-for-over-65s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benefits for the over-65s<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Advice and information on\u00a0financial support for older people with a disability or illness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/carer-assessments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carer&#8217;s Assement<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/money-work-and-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Other benefits<\/a>\n<p class=\"description\">Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a carer? 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