Here is some information below on the definition of a carer from Carers UK.
Who is a carer?
A carer is a person of any age who provides unpaid care and support to a family member, friend or neighbour who is disabled, has an illness or long-term condition, or who needs extra help as they grow older.
Why caring matters
Carers are holding families together, enabling those they care for to get the most out of life, making an enormous contribution to society and saving the economy billions of pounds.
Yet many are stretched to the limit – juggling care with work and family life, struggling to make ends meet and often battling with poor health themselves.
If you are registered here at the surgery, please contact us to ensure we have it registered that you are a carer, so that further support can be offered, if you are a carer and are not sure if you are registered, please contact the surgery for us to be able to assist you with this.
You can find more useful information at their website here