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Resources

Our support reaches far beyond our organisation, spreading across the local community. Since 1997, Swindon Carers Centre has built a strong network of people and resources dedicated to supporting unpaid carers.

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Support with your physical and mental health

Welfare and benefit resources

    • Carer passport: A Carer Passport is essentially a record which identifies an unpaid carer in some way and leads to the provision of support, services or other benefits in response.
    • Welfare rights: National website for Welfare Rights and Benefits Advice.
    • Citizens Advice Swindon: Provides free, confidential and impartial advice and campaign on big issues affecting people’s lives.
    • Wiltshire Law Centre: Provides free confidential advice on welfare benefits, employment, housing and debt.

Support for older people

    • Independent Age: Helpline for older people.
    • The Silver Line: Operates the only confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK that’s open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The specially trained helpline team offer information, friendship and advice. They can also link callers to local groups and services, as well as protect and support older people who are suffering abuse and neglect.
    • Age UK: Is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life.
    • Alzheimer’s Society (Swindon): Please email for advice if you care for someone with dementia of any kind. Email swindon@alzheimers.org.uk

 

Useful resources local and national

    • Swindon Local Offer: Swindon Borough Council’s care and support information and advice website.
    • Carers Trust: Carers Trust is a major charity for, with and about carers. Swindon Carers Centre is our network Partner.
      Carers UK  –  ‘the voice of carers’: Advice and information about financial support, relationships, health and practical support.
    • The Digital Resource for Carers: Information about an online platform that hosts a wealth of resources for carers to help you build resilience in your caring role.
    • Guide for health professionals: Guidance explaining how the Digital Resource for Carers works, as well as tips on how to refer people for support.
    • HealthWatch Swindon: Gives people a powerful voice to help influence the delivery and design of local health services.
    • Bath and North East Somerset Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board: For people with a learning disability, you can request to be on the learning disability register at your GP surgery for an annual health check. Click here for a form you can download and fill in.
    • The Herbert Protocol: For information about The Herbert Protocol click here. For the  Carers Information Page on Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue’s website, click here.
    • Dressability: Dressability is a friendly and welcoming independent charity which supports the clothing needs of individuals with disabilities and those with limited dexterity. For more information click on the leaflet below. Dressability leaflet.

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