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  • Carers in Employment

    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. Read more

  • Black History Month

    Black History Month

    Northamptonshire Carers is proud to be celebrating Black history month, with a calendar of related articles, to videos and events. Read more

  • DISC

    DISC

    Disability Inclusive Sports Club Read more

  • Support line

    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. Read more

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  1. Support We Provide

Support We Provide

There are over 70,000 adult carers and 10,000 young carers in Northamptonshire, each of which have their own needs.

As such we aim to offer a wide menu of services. A carers assessment is a useful way of working out what best fits your circumstances.

To easily navigate our website, we have categorised by area however unless specified otherwise, you are free to access whatever is convenient to you.

Making Carers Count

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. Read more

Published: 14th August, 2023

Author: Paul Fallows

Carers in Employment

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. Read more

Published: 22nd June, 2023

Updated: 23rd June, 2023

Author:

National Lottery Community Fund ‘Caring Together’ Project

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. Read more

Published: 2nd February, 2023

Updated: 6th March, 2023

Author: Paul Fallows

ICAN Integrated Care Across Northamptonshire

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. Read more

Published: 26th November, 2022

Updated: 17th July, 2023

Author: Paul Fallows

Emergency Support & Useful Contacts

Emergency Support & Useful Contacts

24/7 support and emergencies. Read more

Published: 8th November, 2022

Updated: 14th March, 2023

Author: Paul Fallows

Black History Month

Black History Month

Northamptonshire Carers is proud to be celebrating Black history month, with a calendar of related articles, to videos and events. Read more

Published: 6th October, 2022

Updated: 30th September, 2023

Author: Paul Fallows

Community Companions

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. Read more

Published: 13th June, 2022

Updated: 25th July, 2023

Author: Paul Fallows

Former Carers

Former Carers

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

Published: 7th December, 2021

Updated: 6th September, 2023

Author: Paul Fallows

DISC

DISC

Disability Inclusive Sports Club Read more

Published: 29th November, 2021

Updated: 1st March, 2023

Author: Gwyn Roberts

Support line

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. Read more

Published: 25th October, 2021

Updated: 1st August, 2023

Author:

Social Prescribing in Northamptonshire

Social Prescribing in Northamptonshire

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

Published: 23rd July, 2021

Updated: 26th September, 2023

Author: Gwyn Roberts

Kicking Back at Covid

Kicking Back at Covid

Support group for people with long covid. Read more

Published: 11th April, 2021

Updated: 25th January, 2023

Author: Gwyn Roberts

Parent Carers

Parent Carers

A parent carer is someone aged over 18 who has the parental responsibility to provide care to a child with a special educational need or disability (SEND) or a long term physical or mental health condition. Read more

Published: 7th January, 2021

Updated: 11th January, 2021

Author: Gwyn Roberts

Carers Assessment

Carers Assessment

Having a Carers Assessment is a legal right and aims to enable individualised support and improve your wellbeing. Read more

Published: 3rd December, 2020

Author: Gwyn Roberts

What's On

What's On

Why not try one of our many activities and support groups for carers? There's something for everyone! Read more

Published: 30th November, 2020

Updated: 22nd November, 2021

Author: Gwyn Roberts

Overnight Care Service

Overnight Care Service

Regulated care to support hospital discharge or avoid admission Read more

Published: 22nd December, 2019

Updated: 20th November, 2021

Author: Gwyn Roberts

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  • Horizons Group Brixworth, Former Carers Group

    Horizons Group Brixworth, Former Carers Group

    Horizons Group Brixworth is a group for Former Carers living in the local areas for those who have recently lost a loved one and could do with that extra bit of support.

  • Coffee & Chat, on line

    Coffee & Chat, on line

    Very informal coffee and chat session online, all welcome

  • Diabetes Group, Kettering

    Diabetes Group, Kettering

    Group for People with Diabetes, 1st Tuesday of the month between 10am and 1pm to learn more and get involved

  • Sit & Keep Fit Group, on line

    Sit & Keep Fit Group, on line

    Sit & Keep Fit group on zoom fortnightly on Tuesday mornings for Carers and the cared for, between 11am and 12 noon

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  • All Carer Referrals

    All Carer Referrals

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

  • Health Service Referrals

    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?

    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

    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.

  • Thank you for your referral

    Thank you for your referral

  • About young carers

    About young carers

  • Role of ROCKET and RESTART

    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.

  • Why we do, what we do

    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.

  • Social Prescribing in Northamptonshire

    Social Prescribing in Northamptonshire

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

  • Needs and Aspirations

    Needs and Aspirations

    Needs & Aspirations is a project facilitated by SERVE. This project gives a wide range of activities for Carers both training and leisure.

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Northamptonshire Carers Awards 2023

Northamptonshire Carers Awards 2023

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

Published: 29th September, 2023

Updated: 3rd October, 2023

Author: Jenny Osborne

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