Health and well being checks will be offered from November 2011 to newly identified Carers
We will shortly be able to offer health and well being checks to more of our patients who are Carers. If you have not previously undertaken a health check as part of our Carers project, then you will be eligible under the new scheme for a full health and well being check with one of our trained nurses. This will be followed by a review appointment for a further check in six months time.
If you have recieved a Carers check fairly recently then you may be entitled to a six month review appointment. If this is the case you will be contacted by one of our Carers team.
IF YOU ARE A CARER AND HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD A CARERS CHECK THEN PLEASE LET ONE OF THE RECEPTIONISTS KNOW SO THAT WE CAN ARRANGE TO CONTACT YOU TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
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*PLEASE SEE THE NEW CARERS INFORMATION BOARD IN THE WAITING ROOM
which will display information about services available to Carers via the Virtual Carers Centre*
The Devon Virtual Carers Centre
Carer support line tel. 084556 434 435
Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm and Saturday Mornings
The Devon virtual Carers Centre has been established at Westbank, this will not be a physical building, but will be accessed through a new carer support helpline, a single telephone number that will be open from 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings, with a local support service being available near to where you live.
This new service will consolidate and build on current services including: Devon Carers Link, Making Space, Learning disability Carer support and Devon Young Carers, and Health and well being checks for Carers.
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