Carers

If you look after someone, we're here for you. Join the Carers' Information Service to become part of our carers' community. The Carers Information Service supports family/unpaid carers looking after someone who would not be able to manage without their support.

We help carers to access services, information, education and training, respite, and breaks from their caring role. We ensure they have a voice that is heard and work with health and social care professionals and employers to raise carer awareness and develop best practice.

My life my care is an information and advice website owned by BCP Council.If you find it difficult to live safely and independently in your home, you can find help here. Our solutions offer information and advice to help you make informed choices about living the life you want.

The Family Information Service is here to help you with a range of matters relating to family life. If you're a parent, grandparent or carer and have a question but don't know where to go, contact us.The service is free, confidential and impartial and supports families with children and young people aged 0 to19 or 0 to 25 for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Our Learning Disability update is an ‘easy read’ newsletter. Subscribe to keep up to date with what NHS England is doing for people with a learning disability and/or autism, their families, carers and supporters.

This guide is for people who have care and support needs, their carers, and people who are planning their future care needs.

We are the independent national champion for people who use health and social care services. We’re here to find out what matters to people, and help make sure their views shape the support they need.

If you look after a partner, relative or friend who is disabled or ill due to physical or mental health, you are a carer, even if you don’t think of yourself as one. Find out about the emotional, practical and financial support available to you.

You can get help and support if you're responsible for looking after someone who has a disability, is getting old or has become ill. This can range from practical help to make day-to-day life easier to benefits like Carer's Allowance.

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.