Are you looking after someone who could not manage without your support? If yes, then you are a carer. 

You may not consider yourself a carer, as caring is often something we do for family or friends without question and without defining or labelling 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 can be anyone of any age and perform any number of different tasks to support the person they are caring for. 

Caring for someone can be rewarding, but it can also be challenging, tiring and isolating. It can impact on all aspects of life from relationships and health to finances and work, and caring without the right information and support can be tough. 

Fordington Surgery together with Mid Dorset Primary Care Network can support you with your caring responsibilities.  For more information, please click the links below and let us start helping you today.