For professionals and employers

Does your work bring you into contact with unpaid carers in Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale, Hyndburn or the Ribble Valley? These could be patients, a service user, employee or work colleague.

If so, you could support them and those they care for by referring them to Carers Link Lancashire.

You can refer carers directly to us by using our electronic referral form below. Alternatively, ask them to contact us direct.

Part of the role of Carers Link Lancashire is to raise awareness of carers across the community, whether it is in the private, public or voluntary sector.

We provide Carer Awareness Training to a wide variety of organisations. The training can take between 20 minutes and an hour - we tailor the presentation to your needs. During the presentation we will help you recognise carers among your staff, clients and customers. We will also introduce some of our carers’ stories to show the often challenging issues they face, and how you can support them.

If you are interested in arranging Carer Awareness Training for your organisation (which can be classed as Continuing Professional Development), please contact us.

You can download our poster for Carers Awareness Training by clicking here.

As well as referring carers to us, you can also support us by fundraising in your organisation. For more information click here to visit our Fundraising pages.

This short film from Carers UK explains the importance of

identifying and supporting carers in the workplace.

Refer a carer

Carers Awareness Training

Supporting Carers Link Lancashire

Supporting Carers in the Workplace

THINK Carer

Employers! Support unpaid carers in your staff teams

The 2021 Census found that 2.8 million people are juggling work and care across the UK, while Carers UK found that, on average, 600 people per DAY quit work because of a lack of support to juggle work and care.

As many as 1 in 8 people in the UK may be an unpaid carer supporting loved ones, friends and neighbours with long term health conditions outside of work. THINK about this statistic, and the likelihood of a colleague, or an employee in your workplace being an unpaid carer.

our FREE 'THINK CARER' information pack that can be shared to your business' management and/or HR team
our FREE Carer Awareness Training
support for the unpaid carers in your staff teams by organising referrals to our service for things such as Carers Assessments on behalf of Lancashire County Council, wellbeing support and peer support groups, discount schemes, and benefits advice.

We want to work with local businesses and organisations so that unpaid carers across Hyndburn and East Lancashire are aware of the help they are entitled to, and so that workplaces can continue to employ and support unpaid carers in their teams!

For more information, email activities@carerslinklancashire.co.uk