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Carers emergency planning
Sudden unexpected events or emergencies can be scary and stressful, and most of us simply hope they never happen.
Making a plan can encourage you and the person you care for to think about what you both want to happen if you are suddenly unable to provide the care you normally provide. Identifying in a clear plan who to contact during an emergency, identifying people who will step in at short notice, and having important information all in one place will help someone should they have to step in to provide care unexpectedly.
The following arrangements have been introduced in Leeds to encourage unpaid carers and the people they care for to think about what they want to happen should an emergency arise, meaning that the carer is temporarily unable to provide the care they normally provide.
Carers Leeds Emergency Card
The Carers Leeds Emergency Card is free of charge and is designed to be kept with you at all times, for example in a purse, bag, wallet, phone case or on a key ring. In an emergency you can show someone the card so that they will know that someone else relies on you.
Carers can apply for a Carers Leeds Emergency Card by phoning the Carers Leeds Advice Line on 0113 380 4300.
Carers Emergency Plan
Carers Leeds also offer a free Carers Emergency Plan template. This document helps you identify important information that will help the person you care for, or someone else, in the case of an emergency.
Carers can request a Carers Emergency Plan by phoning the Carers Leeds Advice Line on 0113 380 4300.
Register your plan with Leeds Telecare
Carers can choose to register their plan with Leeds Telecare which means that Leeds Telecare will coordinate emergency care should an emergency arise. Leeds Telecare follow an agreed process which may include contacting people who have agreed they can be contacted in an emergency, NHS Enhanced Care at Home, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Emergency Duty Team. The Carers Emergency Plan Template includes details on how to register a plan with Leeds Telecare.
Carers Leeds also holds information on a couple of different options for creating a Carers Emergency plan.