Our friendly Patient Information Centre (PIC) is open 9am - 12pm Monday - Friday.

They are able to offer advice and give out an information pack to support carers in our area.

Please inform a member of the Reception Team or Care Coordinator Team if you are a new carer, or have not registered as a carer with us. Carers are entitled to a free seasonal flu vaccine each year, to help protect themselves and those that they care for.

Carers Support West Sussex help carers access equipment to assist them in their caring role or provide funds so that carers can do something for themselves. They can also help carers access counselling and call back services, wellbeing support and have teams in all the of the major hospitals in West Sussex

X: @CarersWSussex

Telephone: 0300 0288888

Website: www.carerssupport.org.uk

The Carer’s Emergency Alert Card is a laminated card approximately the size of a credit card, which will identify you as a carer if you have an accident.

Telephone: 01243 778688

Website: www.chichestercareline.org.uk

Email: chichestercareline@chichester.gov.uk 

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 020 7378 4999

Website: www.carersuk.org

Shine is Carers Support West Sussex’s Young Adult Carers Group for people aged 16-25, within this group they run not only support groups but also run workshops and fun events and activities.

If you are 16 – 17

Telephone: 01903 270300

Email: youngcarers@westsussex.gov.uk

If you are 18 – 25

Telephone: 0300 028 8888

Email: shine@carerssupport.org.uk

Website: www.carerssupport.org.uk

The Carer’s Health Team visit the practice bimonthly  – please contact the surgery if you would like to book an appointment.

This is a free service provided by Sussex Community NHS Trust offering support for carers over the age of 18 registered with a West Sussex GP. We work directly with carers and will develop individual strategies for each carer with an aim to reduce the strain of coping with their caring role. We may, if it is necessary, also look at the health needs of the person who is being cared for.

We will visit carers in their own home at a time to suit their needs or carers can book onto our carers clinic within the surgery.

Email: SC-TR.carerwellbeing@nhs.net

A quarterly drop-in service open to all carers that runs between 10:30am and 12:00pm. Please see the events calendar on carerssupport.org.uk to find the next meeting.

Address: Witterings Medical Centre, Cakeham Road, East Wittering, West Sussex, PO20 8BH

Website: www.carerssupport.org.uk/events/

For patients who are having difficulty with transport to the surgery, we work closely with 'Manhood Mobility' volunteer service.

‘Manhood Mobility’ is a group of local volunteers who give their time to those in the community whose have travel needs cannot be met by public transport. They offer a door to door service for essential journeys to hospital, The Medical Centre, Dentists, Opticians and other medical needs.

Telephone: 01243 671881

Email: manhoodmvs@gmail.com

www.manhoodmvs.co.uk