Carers
UK (England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
website www.carersuk.org |
Princess Royal Carers Trust provides,
information, hardship grants and travel assistance
Tel 020 7480 7788
website more |
National
Care Standards Commission is
an independent public body set up under the Care Standards Act 2000,
to regulate social care and
private and voluntary health care services throughout England
website www.carestandards.org.uk |
Contact-a-family (for
families with disabled children)
Helpline 0808 808 3555
website www.cafamily.org.uk |
Counsel and care (help
and advice for older people and their carers)
Advice line 0845 300 7585
website www.counselandcare.org.uk |
Age concern (for
older people)
Information 0800 009966
website www.ace.org.uk |
Sane (for
people with mental health problems and their carers)
Helpline 0845 767 8000
website www.sane.org.uk |
Crossroads (provides
short term breaks to carers in their own homes)
Tel 0845 450 0350
website www.crossroads.org.uk |
 Carers Week
Tel 020 7566 7608
website www.carersweek.org |
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Carers UK carers line provides free advice and information
to carers
Helpline 0808 808 7777
How pharmacists can support carers (PDF 90K)
This article describes the range of medication-related activities that are undertaken by carers
together with some examples of the types of problems that they experience. This background may
assist pharmacists in developing services to support carers in their medicines management roles
and thus contribute to Government policy as outlined in its strategy for carers
Royal Pharmaceutical Society: Guidance on the safe handling of
medicines (PDF 90K)
The administration and control of medicines in care homes and
children's services
27 March 2004
Medicines in care homes The National Pharmaceutical
Association has published a new training pack for pharmacists to train
care staff on the administration of medicines more
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