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News items from November 2020

Carers Passport Launch November 2020

VASL, Support for Carers are pleased to announce the launch of our Carers Passport. 

This is an ID card for carers and will be recognised around Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.   It will aid easy recognition of carers in a variety of settings and enable access to services and support.

It’s available as a wallet sized card, downloadable onto your smartphone or with a lanyard if you would prefer.

At Support for Carers, we recognise the difficulties and challenges that carers are facing on a daily basis and the importance of carer recognition has been highlighted even more so with the current coronavirus situation.

We understand that carer recognition is key to ensuring you receive the help and support you need at the right time to support you in your caring role.  Through provision of the carers passport, this will aid in that recognition. 

Please contact us on 01858 468543 if you would like further information, alternatively please follow this link to find out more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIZtF4xquc0&t=4s


A message from Kerry Turnbull Support for Carers Service Manager 

“I would personally like to thank the team for all their hard work and dedication in getting this off the ground. Thank you to all the carers that have had involvement with the carers passport, we would not have been able to do this without your vital input. Thank you."

We know at Support for Carers the difficulty carers face on a day to day basis, especially through this pandemic. We were overwhelmed by calls from carers saying they had no proof to show who they were and could not access supermarkets at the vulnerable time slots in order to get their shopping, for example. Carers were also worried about visiting their cared for to provide support. As soon as this was brought to our attention we instantly used our carers emergency card as a form of ID which worked well as a temporary measure at that time.

We learned very quickly that our carers need a form of ID, to be recognised for the vital support they provide, to raise awareness of their caring role and get the help and advice needed.  A Carers Passport would enable carers to do just that, as you will see the carers passport has a key in the design, it's key to unlocking the doors for carers so they can be recognised and get the advice and support they need.

For all of our carers that are registered with us at Support for Carers you will be receiving it shortly in the post. If you would prefer it to be emailed so you can download it on your phone let us know by emailing the team at [email protected]

Or alternatively if you would like to apply for a carers passport please give the team a call on 01858 468543

We look forward to hearing from you

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