You may not consider yourself a carer as caring is often something, we do for family or friends without question and without defining or labeling it as such. If you provide care to someone who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and they couldn’t manage without your support then you are a carer.
Carers may be of any age and perform any number of different tasks to support the person they are caring for from providing practical support like shopping and meal preparation to personal care such as washing and dressing or even emotional support.
Carers Lead
The Carers Lead at the surgery is Kate Trevett. She has worked at the surgery since 2018 initially as part of the reception team and now holds dual roles here as the Care Co-Ordinator and Carers Lead. Kate is passionate about identifying and supporting as many carers as possible.