About our carer support program
If you are new or very experienced in the caring role, a health professional working with carers, an employee of the health service balancing work and caring, or a health service manager wishing to conduct a quality exercise for carers, our carer support program can assist you with useful information and links.
A carer provides ongoing, unpaid support to a family member, neighbour or friend who needs help because of disability, terminal illness, chronic illness, mental illness and/or ageing.
Anyone can be a carer, including partners, parents, friends, siblings, neighbours and children.
Supporting families and carers is pivotal to achieving strong outcomes in healthcare. The aim of our carer support program is to create a carer culture within the Hunter New England Local Health District.
Resources for carers and staff
- Walking with carers factsheet (PDF 1.61MB)
- Carers health and wellbeing factsheet (PDF 2.41MB)
- Carers and partners in care factsheet (PDF 157.12KB)
- A carers journey in the hospital setting – coming to hospital, what happens next? (PDF 331.47KB)
- A carers journey in the hospital setting – coming to hospital, who is the treating team? (PDF 327.68KB)