Carers Support
Find resources for those providing unpaid care to family or friends — a dedicated space for those providing essential unpaid assistance to family members, friends, partners, or neighbours facing challenges managing on their own. Whether it's offering support due to illness, disability, substance misuse, or mental health, your commitment as a carer is invaluable. Here, we acknowledge and appreciate the crucial role you play in enhancing the wellbeing of those under your care. Our resources are tailored to provide support, guidance and valuable information to make your caregiving journey more manageable and rewarding. Connect with our community and explore resources designed to assist you in your important role as a caregiver.
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Parent & Carer 1-1 Support Sessions
Support sessions for parents & carers delivered by our qualified Family Wellbeing Practitioners. >
Welfare Benefits Information
Whether the benefit is ESA (Employment Support Allowance), PIP (Personal Independence Payment), or Universal Credit, our specialist welfare benefits team provides impartial and confidential advice and support. We can provide one-to-one support through every step of the process, from advising you on what is available, helping you to complete forms… >
Healthwatch Feedback Centre for health and care services
We want to hear about your experiences of health and care in North Tyneside. Pleased with your NHS or social care service or was there something about your service that could have been better? Let them know through our Healthwatch Feedback Centre. Using the Healthwatch Feedback Centre you can tell whether you would recommend to others and how yo… >
Healthwatch North Tyneside engagement and involvement
Healthwatch North Tyneside is here to make sure your views on health and social care services in North Tyneside are heard. We work with users of local NHS and social care services to hear about your experiences, identify any issues or problems and help bring improvements. For our latest health and care surveys visit our Have Your Say webpage. Yo… >
Healthwatch Health and Care Information Service
Healthwatch offer a Health and Care Information Service to help you get the information you need to make informed choices about your care and the services available. Our service is free and easy to use. Examples of information we can provide include: How to access social care services How to find a dentist, pharmacy, optician, GP etc. What to… >
Learning Disability Care Forum
The Learning Disability Care Forum is a partnership between carers, users, providers, North Tyneside Council and Healthwatch North Tyneside and is open to all. Learning Disability Care Forum meetings are held at the Langdale Centre, Langdale Gardens, Wallsend NE28 0HG from 10 to 12. Anyone with an interest in caring for people with learning disab… >
