Carer Support Team - Western Trust
Contact Information
- Address
- Community Services Department, 2 Coleshill Road, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, BT74 7HG
- Contact Person
- Geraldine McLaughlin (Foyle)
- Telephone Number
- Fermanagh / Omagh Areas Tel (028) 6634 4163 or Foyle area (028) 71355023
- Email Address
- Web Address
- Visit Website
Additional Information
Who is a Carer? A carer is someone who regularly provides a substantial amount of care to a family member, friend or neighbour who is ill, disabled or is an older person.
A carer could be:
- A young person under 18 looking after a parent/brother/sister;
- Looking after a relative with a disability;
- The parent of a child with special needs;
- A friend or relative looking after an older person.
Carers Support Needs Assessment
As a carer who provides regular and substantial care, you are eligible for a support needs assessment. This is an opportunity for you to sit down with a member of staff and discuss the impact of the caring role on all aspects of your life. Carer support needs assessments are confidential and the Trust will seek your consent around who information can be shared with, if appropriate in order to agree supports for you. This may be specialist information, or a referral to a support group. The outcome of the assessment will be discussed to see if Social Services or another agency can meet your needs. Any needs that are not met will be recorded as evidence of services that we cannot provide.
If you are an unpaid carer who looks after a loved one and would like information please contact the Carers Support Team :-
Geraldine McLaughlin, (028) 7135 5023 or Email: GeraldineAnn.McLaughlin@westerntrust.hscni.net
Omagh/Fermanagh Area: Tel (028) 6634 4163
- Available to Age Groups
- All Ages
- Category of Services
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- Carers
- Areas covered
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- Derry
- Fermanagh
- Limavady
- Omagh
- Strabane
- Method of Access (Referral)
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- School
- Self
- Social Worker
