Peterborough Carers Wellbeing Service Carers Emergency Support Plan (ESP)
The Peterborough Carers Wellbeing Service is commissioned by Peterborough City Council from Making Space.
As a carer you may worry about what would happen to the person you care for if you are involved in an emergency. This plan is designed to help you think about who could support you in such circumstances. You can find the plan on the Making Space website.
We encourage you to speak to family, friends and neighbours to help you put the plan together, however if you would like support from one of the Carer Support Workers at Making Space this can be arranged. Making Space are commissioned by the council to provide this service for carers.
Once completed the plan can either be kept in a safe place at home or it can be returned to Making Space to store, and they can then provide support if you need to activate your plan. This support may include ringing emergency contacts on your behalf or helping to arrange small amounts of temporary professional care.
Below you will find some advice to help guide you through completing the plan.
- Complete all sections of your Carers Emergency Support Plan as fully as you can.
- If you need support completing the plan, please contact Peterborough Carers Wellbeing Service: Call: 01480 211006 Email: peterboroughcws@makingspace.co.uk
- Please ensure you include enough information to help someone else to take over your caring role in the event of an emergency
- It is important to keep a copy of the plan in a safe place and ensure that other people know where it is kept.
- If you become aware of any changes that need to be made to your plan, please either update your own plan or let Making Space know as soon as possible so that they can make amendments for you.
- If you care for someone who doesn't live with you, ensure that a copy is kept at both addresses.
- Give copies of the plan to people who might need them, for example your emergency contacts or care agencies you currently use.
You can find a copy of the Carers Emergency Support Plan to complete on this printable information sheet.