Palatine Group Practice

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Are You a Carer?

Are you the primary carer for someone who cannot manage by themselves?  We have a register of carers in the Surgery and we would be grateful if you would fill in a form to be added to our list.  This information is not shared with anyone outside the Surgery.  It is helpful to us to know if someone has a carer, for instance if we need to get hold of a patient who has difficulty understanding.  In addition, there are sometimes benefits from being on our carer’s register, such as entitlement to free ‘flu jabs if the person you care for would be put at particular risk if you were to get ‘flu.  An example would be if you are the sole carer for a person who is housebound.