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Covid 19 Update

In the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 and comply with Government recommendations, The Gloucestershire Carers Hub Office will remain closed.

However, our communication channels remain open, though for the safety of Carers and our staff at this current time we are not able to provide face to face services. We are still available to offer support to Carers during our normal opening hours Monday to Friday, by providing information, advice and guidance over the phone and through our website, email and social media.

For more information click the link below:

Carers Hub message during Covid 19 v3

If you are a professional who often engages with those caring for friends or family members on an unpaid basis you can refer them to us.

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GP Practices

We can:

conduct an audit of your current services for Carers.
provide best practice resources and templates to improve your services for Carers.
provide carer awareness training for your staff.
advis on recruitment of a GP Link Volunteer for your practice to help support Carers.
carry out Carers Assessments for patients who are carers, which can result in Carers getting a break from caring
provide information materials for Carers including leaflets, posters, information for your practice leaflet, website or digital display screen.
run advice and support clinics for Carers at your GP practice.

Contact our team by phone or use the below contact form

Hospitals

Gloucestershire Carers Hub has a team of Hospital Liaison Workers who work at the both the main and community Hospitals across the county.

Anyone can make a referral to our team, including hospital health professionals, GPs, social workers, Carers or family members. Please ensure that you obtain the consent of the Carer before you contact us with their details, as we cannot follow up a referral without this.

Our workers can:

provide help, support and advice to carers through their hospital journey as a Carer and/ or patient, working directly on hospital wards.
liaise between the discharge team, busy ward staff and a carer and their family.
support staff to implement the Carers Charter that your Trust has signed up for.
support staff in their ‘partners in care’ work.
provide Carer awareness training to staff.

Contact our team by phone or use the below contact form

Open session for professionals

We run quarterly sessions for staff from external organisations to find out:

who we are?
what services we provide
carer awareness training
how you can refer Carers to us

How to book
These sessions are one hour long and will either take place at our offices in Gloucestershire Centre or via Zoom. To book, contact our team by phone or use the below contact form

Voluntary sector services

We work in partnerships with many local organisations to provide services and support to carers. We will work with you to cross promote our services in the community and can tailor our support, advice and guidance to suit the requirements of your Carers.