Register as a carer
Carers' self-assessment and registration form
Print off and complete the registration form from the Attached Files section of this page. Completed forms should be returned to:
Carers Development Manager
40 Cumberland Road
Wood Green
N22 7SG
Tel 020 8489 3967
Fax 020 8489 3032
Email CarersSupportTeam@haringey.gov.uk
- Who is this form for?
- What is this form for?
- What happens when this form is completed?
- Who else will see or know the information in this form?
- Will anyone outside Adult Services have access to information on the Register?
- Access to records
Who is this form for?
This form is for carers who provide regular unpaid care to an adult who is ill, frail or living with a disability. As a carer you may be looking after your partner, a relative, friend or neighbour. This could be either in your own home or elsewhere.
This form is also for people with parental responsibility for a disabled child.
|topWhat is this form for?
This form is to register carers on the Carers Register.
Haringey Council keeps a Carers Register so we can plan services for carers better. By keeping a Register we can get to know more about carers in Haringey and take their needs into account when planning and delivering services.
|topWhat happens when this form is completed?
We will add your details to the Carers Register. We send regular information to carers on the Register about services and carers' events. We will also send you a copy of our Carers Handbook, which is an information guide for Haringey carers.
If you have told us you need information and advice, we will send you further information, including details of support groups.
If you have told us you would like a full assessment of your needs as a carer, we will tell the appropriate team (for example, older people's service, learning disabilities, mental health, and so on).
You can expect to be contacted within six weeks by a care manager (social worker) or care coordinator who will talk to you about a carer's assessment.
|topWho else will see or know the information in this form?
If you have agreed to your GP knowing that you are a carer, we will inform him/her.
If you have agreed for information to be shared with the person you care for, this will happen in the course of a discussion, assessment or review of your needs and the needs of the person you care for.
If you have asked for a full assessment of your needs as a carer, we will send a copy of this form to the appropriate team. If you do not want us to share your information, please say so on the form.
Will anyone outside Adult Services have access to information on the Register?
More general information, such as the number of carers and the type of support needs carers have identified, will be used by other council departments and the Health Authority to help plan services. All personal information about you is protected under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Access to records
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you are entitled to know what personal social care information Haringey Council holds about you.
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Update MePage Last Updated: 14 October 2008
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