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UNPAID carers can get their Covid-19 booster jabs and free flu vaccinations at an event in Keighley on Thursday (November 25).

THE NHS in Bradford District and Craven is urging people aged 16 and over who provide vital care and support for others to come forward for their vaccination. Carers of elderly or disabled people are included in priority group 6, as recommended by the Joint Committee for Vaccinations and Immunisations. However, the NHS is concerned that some people may be missing out on getting the vital jab because they do not know they are eligible or think of themselves as a carer. People who receive Carer’s Allowance or are already registered with their GP as a carer should have already been invit...

Carers are being urged to get vaccinated CARERS aged 16 years and over who provide vital care and support for others in Craven are being urged by the NHS to come forward for their coronavirus vaccination. Those who care for elderly or disabled people are included in priority group six, as recommended by the Joint Committee for Vaccinations and Immunisations. However, the NHS Bradford and Craven is concerned that some may be missing out on getting the vital jab because they do not know they are eligible or think of themselves as a carer. People who receive carer’s allowance, or are al...

Millions more people have taken on a carer role as a result of the pandemic A BRADFORD charity is urging unpaid carers to let their GP know, so they can be called upon for a Covid vaccine. According to a recent Carers UK study, 4.5 million people have taken on a caring responsibility as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In December the government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JVCI) revised its recommendations to include unpaid carers. It now recommends that unpaid carers, who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the...

BRADFORD Council is reminding unpaid and family carers about the range of services available to support them which they can access, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unpaid and family carers are being urged to access this support to help make their lives, and the lives of the people they care for, easier during this difficult period. Bradford Council funds community organisations to deliver services as well as providing some support directly. They are highlighting the services available to make sure the army of people supporting relatives or close friends get the help they need. ...