Carers play a vital role in our community, and here at Hartlepool Carers we feel your role should be valued and rewarded. We are offering carers the opportunity to register for a Carer Access Card & Emergency Plan.
The card is valid for three years and allows registered carers to access a host of different offers and discounts from businesses and services around the town who recognise the role of carers. These companies will be easily identified as Carer Access Card partners and we expect new businesses to join the scheme regularly.
The card can also be used as a tool by which carers can identify themselves easily, without having to repeatedly explain their caring role.
Upon registration we will share with you how to apply for the Carers Access Card, and you will also be sent an Emergency Planning booklet. The card is designed to be always kept with you, for example in a purse, bag, wallet, phone case or on a key ring. The card not only grants you access to offers and discounts but also has details of the person who needs to be contacted if a crisis or emergency has occurred and you cannot provide care.
More details can be found here.
“I feel being provided with a Hartlepool Carers Access Card & Emergency Plan with the duty numbers as the emergency contact will provide me with the reassurance and confidence that my wife’s needs would be met in the event of an emergency. I am also very grateful for the support Hartlepool Carers provide.”
— John Bartram, Carers Access Card & Emergency Plan user
