Spa Medical Centre hosted an afternoon of tea and chat for the unpaid carers in the community during Carers Week that took place from 5th to 11th June.
Representatives from Alzheimer’s Support, Carers Support Wiltshire and the surgery’s Health and Wellbeing Team joined in with the event.
“We have so many unpaid carers in our community and we wanted to provide advice and support,” said Tanya Lee, a member of surgery team. “Staff from centre baked some delicious cakes and were busy making teas and coffees. The event was held in the grounds of Spa Medical Centre and saw around 50 people attend.
“We encourage our patients to register as a carer at the surgery so we can offer the support they need. So many of our patients don’t realise they are a carer. They could be helping with household tasks such as cleaning or cooking, administering medication, organising, and transporting someone to medical appointments, providing personal care or providing emotional support. They could be doing it once a day, a couple of times a week or all the time. There are no time limits to being a carer. If you look after someone you love or care about, you may not consider yourself a carer but you are.”
