Supporting our carers

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust recognises that carers play an important role in the continuing care of many of our patients during their hospital stay and in planning their discharge.

A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.

Our staff recognise the great value and importance of carers who provide care to people who use our services. We are strongly committed to supporting and working in partnership with carers in order to ensure we can provide the highest quality and most effective care possible.

Carer passport

It can be difficult when someone you care for has to go into hospital. You may want to help care for them. We support and encourage you to be as involved as you want to be. Our Carer Passport Scheme helps to identify you as their carer. The following two documents will give you more information:

• Carers Partnership Agreement booklet
• Carer Passport leaflet 

John's Campaign 

 We support John’s campaign and have signed up to this pledge:

'We aim to work in partnership with carers as part of our commitment to provide high quality care for our patients. Carers for dementia patients are offered extended and flexible visiting hours to meet the needs of the individual, in support of John's Campaign’

For more information about how John's Campaign supports patients with dementia please click here. 

Carers' Charter

Our Carers’ Charter is our commitment to all carers. We have identified six key priorities. To find more information please click here.