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West Sussex Carers Support Services
a partnership of Carers organisations in West Sussex:The West Sussex Carers Support Services is a consortium of voluntary agencies who work to support carers - Carers Support Services in the regions: Regis, Chichester and Rural, North and Mid Sussex, and Worthing and District. All the carers on the members' databases are also members of the WSCSS. The consortium is a member of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers (PRTC).
The WSCSS meet regularly with staff from Health and West Sussex Social and Caring Services to discuss issues of policy, practice, funding and strategy. This means that there is an exchange of information and expertise and joint working wherever possible.
Together WSCSS provide information on respite care, entitlement to local services and benefits, as well as offer the opportunity to talk to other people who are also caring for another person. Carers services and carers groups sometimes have a social side and will organise speakers and visits.
Some carers support groups focus on carers who are caring for someone with a specific disability or condition, or a particular age group such as children or older people. Others have members who are caring for people with a wide range of disabilities.
You may like to be put in touch with someone who lives near you. Your local www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/severe_disablement.asp - Dept for Work and Pensions information on the sever disablement allowance can help introduce you to people or can help you set up an online discussion group yourself. They may even be able to help find rooms for you to meet in if you want to start a carers group in your area.
Carers Support Service, Regis, Chichester and Rural covers the Chichester District area, Bognor Regis and Arundel.
More details available on the Carers Support Service Regis, Chichester and Rural leaflet (pdf, 1047kb)
Telephone: 01243 537011
Send a message to Carers Support Service: Regis, Chichester and Rural
www.carerssupportservice.org.uk
Carers Support Service, Worthing and District covers Fishersgate to Littlehampton along the coast and north to Steyning, Storrington, Pulborough and Henfield.
More details available on the Carers Support Service Worthing and District leaflet (pdf, 175kb)
Telephone: 01903 536378
send a message to Carers Support Service, Worthing and District
www.carerswsx.org.uk
http://cssworthing.wordpress.com
Carers Support Service, North and Mid Sussex covers an area which stretches from Haywards Heath in Mid Sussex to Horsham and Crawley area.
More details available on the Carers Support Service north and Mid Sussex leaflet (pdf, 339kb)
Telephone: 01293 657040
send a message to Carers Support Service, North and Mid Sussex
www.carerssupport.org.uk
Your local carers support organisation can offer you someone to talk to and support and information on many of the following:
- Information about arranging short breaks, respite and holidays
- Individual support (offering face to face support)
- Carer training and activities
- Support for relatives of people in, or considering going in, to residential or nursing care
- Counselling for carers
- Telephone support
- Consultation
- Provision of information (Telephone info-line / Info pack / Newsletter)
- Complementary therapies
- Carers support groups
- Help with caring for specific conditions