Information for Carers - Dr Mahmood & Partners

Are you a Carer?

If you are please let us know by completing the form below – we may be able to help you

There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.

A guide to care and support
Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.
Caring for someone
Advice on providing care, medicines etc.
Care after hospital
Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.
Taking a break
Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
Support and benefits for carers
Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
Work and Disability
Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
Being a Young carer
Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support

Contact Carers Direct

Telephone:
0808 802 0202
Lines are open 8am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 4pm at weekends. Calls are free from UK landlines.

http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/carerslives/updates/pages/carersdirecthelpline.aspx

[email protected]

Finance and Law

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

Benefits for carers
Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role
Benefits for the under-65s
Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.
Benefits for the over-65s
Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
Carer’s Assement
How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits
Other benefits
Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring

Let us know you’re a carer

About You

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MSK-HQ

Please focus on the particular health problem(s) for which you sought treatment from this service.

For each question tick one box to indicate which statement best describes you over the last 2 weeks.

Pain/stiffness during the day: How severe was your usual joint or muscle pain and/or stiffness overall during the day in the last 2 weeks?

Pain/stiffness during the night: How severe was your usual joint or muscle pain and/or stiffness overall during the night in the last 2 weeks?

Walking: How much have your symptoms interfered with your ability to walk in the last 2 weeks?

Washing/Dressing: How much have your symptoms interfered with your ability to wash or dress yourself in the last 2 weeks?

Physical activity levels: How much has it been a problem for you to do physical activities (e.g. going for a walk or jogging) to the level you want because of your joint or muscle symptoms in the last 2 weeks?

Work/daily routine: How much have your joint or muscle symptoms interfered with your work or daily routine in the last 2 weeks (including work and jobs around the house)?

Social activities and hobbies: How much have your joint or muscle symptoms interfered with your social activities and hobbies in the last 2 weeks?

Needing help: How often have you needed help from others (including family, friends or carers) because of your joint or muscle symptoms in the last 2 weeks?

Sleep: How often have you had trouble with either falling asleep or staying asleep because of your joint or muscle symptoms in the last 2 weeks?

Fatigue or low energy: How much fatigue or low energy have you felt in the last 2 weeks?

Emotional well-being: How much have you felt anxious or low in your mood because of your joint or muscle symptoms in the last 2 weeks?

Understanding of your condition and any current treatment: Thinking about your joint or muscle symptoms, how well do you feel you understand your condition and any current treatment (including your diagnosis and medication)?

Confidence in being able to manage your symptoms: How confident have you felt in being able to manage your joint or muscle symptoms by yourself in the last 2 weeks (e.g. medication, changing lifestyle)?

Overall impact: How much have your joint or muscle symptoms bothered you overall in the last 2 weeks?

The MSK-HQ total score is the sum of items 1-14, using the response values provided

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Physical activity levels In the past week: on how many days have you done a total of 30 minutes or more of physical activity, which was enough to raise your heart rate? This may include sport, exercise and brisk walking or cycling for recreation or to get to and from places, but should not include housework or physical activity that is part of your job.