Carers
National carers survey
If you look after a family or household member, partner or friend who is in need of support you may be asked to take part in a national survey in the next few weeks. Find out more about the survey
Young carers
» Adult carers
If you care for someone living in Hammersmith & Fulham we can help you access advice, information and support through the following:
- Customer Information Advisor
- Carers' Support Worker
- Carers' Health Trainers
- Social workers
For information about:
- Carers' support groups which meet at locations across the borough
- Drop in service
- Support group for carers of people with learning difficulties
- Support for carers of people with substance misuse issues
- Support for carers of people with mental health needs
- Working age onset dementia carers' group
- Alternative therapies
- Ex-carers' support group
- Young carer support services
- Health trainer service for carers
- Counselling
- Advocacy
For information about all the above visit our adult carers' web page
» Download our Adult Carers' Support Services leaflet (pdf 280KB); or
H&F Carer Helpline
To find out more contact:
H&F Carer Helpline
Ground floor
145 - 155 King Street
Hammersmith, London W6 9XY
Tel: 020 8753 4616
Freephone: 0800 996 1754
Fax: 020 8753 5880
Email: carersupport@lbhf.gov.uk
Open Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm
The helpline is your first point of contact if you need any information or advice about being a carer.
You should also telephone this number if you want to apply for a one off carers' small grant (in most instances carers' small grant applications can be done by telephone) or be referred for a full carers' assessment to access regular packages of care such as respite breaks
Council information
» Read about our work in our Carers' Strategy 2005-2010 (pdf 1.5MB)
» Read our support for carers web page
Related information
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