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Support for carers

At Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust, we work closely with those people who are caring for loved ones or family members, who are receiving services from our Trust.

Carers are involved in our work in a number of ways, from helping to shape our services and getting involved in key Trust groups, to getting advice and support. Read our promise to carers.

Who is a carer?

Do you provide help and support to somebody who may struggle to manage because of frailty, illness or disability? This person may be your child, spouse, another relative or friend. The help may include personal care, managing medication, cooking, shopping, housework and giving emotional support. If you do any of these things, you may be referred to by professionals, as a carer.

Our Carer Service

The Well Together Hub

The Well Together service have taken over the running of what was the Carer Hub from Monday 4 December 2023. The Patient and Carer Experience and Involvement team (PCEI team) are working with the service to provide a bespoke and personal service to our carers. This will mean more support sessions are available for our carers to attend at locations in and around Bradford.

The Well Together Hub is located at Horton Park Medical Practice, 99 Horton Park Avenue, BD7 3EG.

The PCEI team will be running Carer drop-in sessions at the Hub, a chance for Carers to have a break and chat with other Carers about your experiences or seek advice on where you can get further support to help you. Or just somewhere to relax and play games. The sessions run every other Monday (excluding Bank Holidays). To confirm when the next session will run, please contact the PCEI team on carer@bdct.nhs.uk or call 01274 228298.

For other activities to give you a break from caring being run, you can contact the Well Together service. Well Together provides a range of interesting, sociable, health-led activities delivered by dedicated activity volunteers. Their activities are free and run across Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven, in wheelchair-accessible venues. If you need more information on what Well Together have to offer, please contact welltogether@bdct.nhs.uk or call 01274 259190.

Triangle of Care

The Trust is pleased to be a member of the Triangle of Care. This is a great opportunity for us to showcase the good work we are doing with our carers and be nationally recognised by being awarded a Triangle of Care kite mark.

The Triangle of Care is a self-assessment process based on the principle that care is made better by good working relationships and communication between the service user, professionals and carers.

In March 2018, we were awarded our first gold star for the successful submission within our inpatient and crisis services and in December 2021 we were awarded a second gold star for our work within phase two of the scheme, which was to assess the needs of people caring for people who use our community mental health services, and to pledge our commitment to improve the service that we provide to carers. This will be followed by phase three, which is an assessment of our adult physical health services.

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Useful information

Useful resources

  • WYHP Carer Toolkit – provides a range of resources and support for carers and their loved ones. Includes a COVID 19 Plan B tool.
  • Help with carers allowance – ‘Finding your way’
  • Practical guide to healthy caring – provides information and advice to carers about staying healthy. This booklet is particular relevant for carers 65 years or older and those new to caring.
  • Practical guide to healthy ageing – provides information and advice to help improve the health and fitness of people of any age, but is particularly relevant for people 70 years or older.
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