Useful Guides & Publications

Carers UK: Looking after someone?

A useful guide which explains the different benefits and support available to Carers step by step. Looking after someone, Carers’ UKs magazine also offers many practical ideas to help make life easier for you when taking on your caring responsibilities. 

Carers UK: Being Heard – a guide for self-advocacy

Self-advocacy is about speaking up for yourself. It’s about getting your voice heard and communicating your own interests, needs and wants. This guide, written by Carers UK has been designed to help you communicate your needs with professionals, understand your rights and look after your wellbeing.

GOV.UK: Care Fact Sheets – The Care Act 2014

Care Act factsheets on a variety of subjects such as transitioning from being a carer for a child into being a carer for an adult, who is entitled to support, and information on financial assessments from the Department of Health and Social Care.

Carers UK Health and Social Care Terms Explained

An A-Z guide which explains all the usual terms that you may hear or see within your Caring role.

Together for short lives

A guide to transitioning to Adult Services for those with with life-threatening conditions, or short-expected lives.