
Anxiety and loss
As you see that your caring role will be coming to an end, extra support can be a help. Join our specialist from the Bereavement Centre, to look at ways to cope with anxiety and loss.
We have support available for all Surrey's carers. Young carers, adult carers, professionals who work with carers, simply click below to find the information which is right for you.
Learn moreAs you see that your caring role will be coming to an end, extra support can be a help. Join our specialist from the Bereavement Centre, to look at ways to cope with anxiety and loss.
As a carer, you may need to help with someone's affairs, or be completely responsible for their finances and their future. Join specialist Steve Howells to find out about all the options.
Could an Education, Health and Care Plan help your child? Find out more with Paul Baker from Surrey County Council.
We offer Surrey's carers all sorts of free support. Our expert teams have worked tirelessly to continue delivering info on benefits and entitlements, run support groups and events and more. If you're having a tough time we have one to one support and can be on hand with advice.
Adult carers attending one of our online events or support groups.
Engagements with carers - averaging 357 per working day.
Carer identification letters sent - referenced as best practice by UK Gov.
There are more than 115,000 carers living in Surrey. They come from all walks of life and range in age from 5 to 95.
Julie-Anne is 12 and helps care for her older sister who has epilepsy.
Hasu gave up a highly successful, international business in order to care for his wife and son. He thinks it's really important to ask for support when you need it.
Sriya looks after her elderly grandparents. She found it hard to manage all the extra responsibilities, but is doing well, and says that being a carer is very much part of who she is.
What's happening at Action for Carers and the wider caring world...
Discharge from hospital can be problematic from the carer's point of view. There have been many issues raised with us this past year. SCC and the NHS are aware of these issues and want to improve the process. Please take part in our survey, being run with Healthwatch Surrey
NICE has added a new quality standard to its existing guidelines on supporting adult carers published in January, outlining expectations of good practice in terms of advice and support for unpaid carers.