If someone in hospital has an informal/unpaid carer supporting them, it is best practice to include the carer in the discharge process.

This is also an opportunity to identify carers who are not receiving support that they may need.

There is currently Hospital Discharge Support available for carers through Camden Carers Service.  The carer or person being cared for must live in Camden.

Currently the hospital discharge support includes:

1. Priority registration and access to services
2. Priority Carer Conversation/Review
3. Access to the Hospital Discharge Fund

Hospital Discharge Fund

This aims to support hospital discharge, the sum is usually anywhere between £100-£300, in the past we have funded:

1. Food
2. Energy bills
3. Travel to/from hospital
4. Respite for carer

Camden Carers look at each referral on a case by case basis and if for example, additional care for person being cared for is needed, the amount awarded may be higher. The team are happy to fill in the grant referral form with carers upon referral.

How to refer

Please use this form to refer a carer to Camden Carers for priority registration and access to services, or for a priority Carer Conversation/Review Camden.

Before referring for a Conversation/Review, please check the Roles and Responsibilities information.

Please use this form to refer for Camden Carers Urgent Brief Breaks Scheme.

Email your completed referral form(s) to:

[email protected] OR [email protected] 

Please make clear that the referral is related to 'Hospital Discharge', in the subject bar so they are easily identifiable.

Camden Carers don’t want the referral forms to put workers off making referrals if they are too time consuming. They are happy to accept referrals which include basic details including, carer name, contact details and brief description of the need/situation – as long as the carer has given consent (verbal is fine) for the referral.