Carer and care partner promise

Carer and care partner promise

A carer or care partner is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or addiction cannot cope without their support.

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We promise that carers and care partners will:

  • know your rights
  • be identified by staff that know about carers needs
  • be welcomed to be with the patient at any time as experts in their care
  • be given a care partner lanyard/badge to be able to freely go in and out of wards or departments they are in
  • have your caring status recorded on your medical record so that we can get emergency care for your loved one if you are unwell
  • be involved in making care decisions with the patient’s permission
  • be offered a drink on the wards
  • be told about parking discounts available
  • be able to use a carers passport to write about your needs as a carer
  • be encouraged to access a carer's assessment
  • be given information on community support
  • be supported to plan ahead for a crisis such as your loved one becoming unwell
  • be involved in planning ahead for the end of life

Information for carers - Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

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Source URL: https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/carer-promise

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  1. https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/carer-promise
  2. https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/carers/information-carers
  3. https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/nhs-app-help-and-support/linked-profiles-in-the-nhs-app/#:~:text=As%20a%20parent%2C%20family%20member,other%20person%20are%20both%20registered