Have you registered as a carer at your GP surgery?

Why should I?

Registering as a carer will help your care team to understand your caring responsibilities, signpost you for help and support, offer a free flu jab, and much more.

The Investors in Carers scheme works with GP surgeries and other settings to help more carers see themselves as carers and be able to find out about the information and support available from a wide range of organisations in Ceredigion.

Ask your GP Surgery for further information and a form. Forms can also be found on the County Council and Health Board websites. The form also has a section that you can complete for a referral for further help and support.

Perhaps you know of a relative, friend or neighbour in this sort of situation, you might be able to help them by passing on this information. Buddsoddwyr Investors mewn Gofalwyr in Carers

Don't forget to ask for your FREE flu vaccination this year

Every autumn, hundreds of unpaid carers like you receive a free NHS influenza vaccination from their doctor or pharmacist. Flu can be very serious, and this winter we expect to see both flu and Covid-19 circulating. Having a flu vaccine each year is one of the best ways to protect against flu. Like Covid-19, flu is a highly infectious disease that we can all spread without knowing it. The disease can attack anyone, but some of the most vulnerable members of our community are at the greatest risk. New born babies, pregnant women, people receiving cancer treatment, and people with certain long-term health conditions, for example, may experience life-threatening complications if they catch the flu. This is why the flu vaccination is so important to our community.

Flu can be very serious, and this winter we expect to see both flu and Covid-19 circulating. Having a flu vaccine each year is one of the best ways to protect against flu.

Like Covid-19, flu is a highly infectious disease that we can all spread without knowing it. The disease can attack anyone, but some of the most vulnerable members of our community are at the greatest risk. New born babies, pregnant women, people receiving cancer treatment, and people with certain long-term health conditions, for example, may experience life-threatening complications if they catch the flu. This is why the flu vaccination is so important to our community.

Who is eligible for a free vaccination?

Why do Carers have the flu vaccination?

If you are the Carer of a person whose health or welfare may be at risk if you fall ill, you can receive a FREE flu vaccination from your doctor or pharmacist.

• To protect the person they care for: If a carer gets the flu they could pass the virus on to the person they care for.
• To protect themselves: If a carer becomes ill with flu and is too unwell to care, there may be no-one else who can step in to help.
• You do not have to be living with, or be related to, the person being cared for.
• To protect themselves: If a carer becomes ill with flu and is too unwell to care, there may be no-one else who can step in to help.
• You do not have to be in receipt of Carers Allowance to receive the vaccination.
• You do not have to provide proof of your status.