Anna Morton is the Carers Lead within Avon Valley Practice, Charlotte Redgrave is the Carer Deputy.
The Carers Lead holds the carers register, which is updated monthly within the Practice.
Carers are identified at the point of registration, by Reception, the Admin Team and the Clinical Team.
Once identified, the patient will be need to complete a carers identification form, which is held in the Practice; this will then generate a referral to Spurgeons.
In addition to the support, Carer Support Wiltshire offers, Avon Valley Practice also advertises regular coffee mornings at The Queens Lead, Ludgershall and The Stonehenge Inn in Durrington, which are open to all carers.
Avon Valley Practice was awarded a Platinum Award at the Carers GP Accreditation Awards August 2020.
If you are a carer please complete the Register a Carer form.