Links for carers
Local organisations
National organisations
Carers' rights and benefits
More links elsewhere on this site
Information, advice, support and training are available for carers from a number of local organisations, including Oxfordshire County Council.
Local organisations
- Oxfordshire County Council pages for carers offers information and advice to carers.
- Help in libraries for carers offers a reading list for carers as well as help reserving books, DVDs, audiobooks and large print books for you to borrow
- Carers in Oxfordshire, the Oxfordshire website dedicated to carers in Oxfordshire
- Chinese Carers Group, a group for carers of all ages
- Asian Carers Group, a support group which meets weekly on Wednesday
- Young carers in Oxfordshire
- Carers in Employment offers local and national advice and support to people who combine a caring role and holding down a job
- Advocacy and Support groups in Oxfordshire for older people
- OxCare offers free training to unpaid carers.
- The Oxfordshire Carers Centres offer advice, information, support, & advocacy for carers in Oxford City, North and West Oxfordshire, and in the South and Vale.
- The Oxford Carers Forum is Oxfordshire's only countywide independent voice of carers and works to promote carers' interests and needs.
- The Oxfordshire Family Information Service has valuable information about caring for children and young people with a disability or additional needs.
- Aim High for disabled children consists of a number of projects to increase the availability and range of childcare and short breaks for parents of disabled children and young people.
- The Oxfordshire Family Support Network is for all family carers and relatives of people with a learning disability.
- Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action has a searchable directory of community groups and local clubs in Oxfordshire.
- Health Talk Online lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness.
- Oxfordshire Crossroads provides breaks for carers looking after friends and relatives, and also looks after people living on their own.
National organisations
- CarersUK is a national organisation for and by carers
- DirectGov information for carers
- Princess Royal Trust for Carers is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK.
- Young Carers a national website for young carers
- CarersDirect: Advice for carers from the NHS
- FunderFinder has useful advice and links on finding out alternative sources of funding
- Mencap is the voice of learning disability supporting parents, carers and people with a learning disability to lead a full and valued life.
Carers' rights and benefits
- Carers UK have a comprehensive guide to carers' s rights and benefits
- The DirectGov website has an overview of carers' rights and a guide to financial support for carers
More links elsewhere on this site
You may also find the following links useful:
- Links for people who use social care
- Useful links for people interested in hiring or becoming an Approved Personal Assistant
- Overview page with links from around the website
Do you have an addition?
The above list is by no means exhaustive. If you would like to suggest a link for this page, please get in touch via email.
