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Disc (Disability Inclusive Sports Club)

DISC (Disability Inclusive Sports Club) open to all on the 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday of the month if there is one. Pre registration is required to take part in the activities - please see details below.
Pawsitivity, Dog Walking Group

Weekly Dog walk for Carers or people registered with the SPRING Project on a Friday, with or without a dog
C.A.L.M, Northampton

C.A.L.M is a Group for Carers supporting an adult with mental health difficulties. The group meets on the 1st Friday of the month and allows you to talk to others in a similar situation.
Male Carer Group, Northampton & surrounding areas

Our Male Carers group for the Northampton & surrounding area meets on the 1st Friday of each month between 1pm and 3pm Different venue each time and all welcome

Making Carers Count

Our Making Carers Count project aims to help under-represented Carers to access the support they need to live their lives. We actively support our Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) Carers and are not shy to discuss the complexities of inclusivity. Making Carers Count aims to have an enduring legacy of progressive anti-racist, anti-discriminatory thinking by supporting and training staff to embed inclusivity in everything they do.
Carers in Employment

If you are trying to balance caring with paid employment, you have rights that should be respected. Advice is available should this be an issue for you.
National Lottery Community Fund ‘Caring Together’ Project

This project is creating a network of support services for unpaid Carers across Northamptonshire helping to build resilience and and helping to improve the lives of unpaid Carers and those they care for.
ICAN Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire

ICAN is the local interpretation of a scheme in development across the country called Integrated Care Systems. As part of this scheme, we facilitate community asset groups for people living with long-term health conditions and their unpaid carers or loved ones.
Emergency Support & Useful Contacts

24/7 support and emergencies.
Community Companions

Community Companions gives a break to those who have a caring responsibility for a husband, wife, partner, parent, relative or friend. Visits take the form of befriending and involve meeting the same person in their own home.
Former Carers

Providing support for former carers in both the initial period and longer term
DISC

Disability Inclusive Sports Club
Support line

Our Carers Support Line provides a confidential service to support the needs of Adult and Young Carers, including Parent Carers. The service can be accessed by Carers, professionals or anyone with a Carer related enquiry or issue.
Social Prescribing in Northamptonshire

Welcome to the Spring - Social Prescribing Team here at Northamptonshire Carers

All Carer Referrals

Are you a Carer? Click to make a referral for a Adult or Young Carer.
Health Service Referrals

Do you have a long term health condition? For all referrals for health projects that don't require a Carer.
Who are carers?

Anyone, including children and adults, who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid
Support line

Our Carers Support Line provides a confidential service to support the needs of Adult and Young Carers, including Parent Carers. The service can be accessed by Carers, professionals or anyone with a Carer related enquiry or issue.
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Role of ROCKET and RESTART

Respiratory Therapy Acute Response Team (RESTART) is a team of nurses and physiotherapists who provide care for patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). They support early discharge of patients with COPD and also run the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme.
Social Prescribing in Northamptonshire

Welcome to the Spring - Social Prescribing Team here at Northamptonshire Carers
Needs and Aspirations

Needs & Aspirations is a project facilitated by SERVE. This project gives a wide range of activities enabling Carers to have a break from their caring roles, both training and leisure.
Why we do, what we do

According to the last census, there are 70,000 Carers in Northamptonshire: for us, that means there are 70,000 reasons to care.
About young carers

HSJ Awards 2022

Northamptonshire Carers wins at the 2022 HSJ awards in the System Led Support for Carers category Read more

Trustee Vacancies

Northamptonshire Carers are seeking an additional Trustee to join our Board. Trustees are volunteers who oversee our work supporting local Carers and guide the charity's strategy. Read more

Are you seeking a new career?

As well as exciting volunteering opportunities, we also have paid vacancies where you can build a career that makes a real difference to your community. Read more

Northamptonshire Carers Awards 2023

Northamptonshire Carers humbled and delighted to host the 2023 Carers Awards for the county. Read more