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Contacting Social Care

If you feel that you or the person you care for would benifit from services from social care the first thing to do is either have a conversation with your doctor or other health proffessionals you come into contact with. Alternatively you  may call the Surrey County Council Contact Centre on 0300 200 1005 (fax 020 8541 9004 or minicom 020 8541 8914) The lines are open from 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday.

You can also fill in an adult social care on line assessment. 

Who can have support?

Adult social care is available to people with:

Mental Health Needs

A learning disability

A Physical impairment

problems with memory, language or other mental functions

HIV+ or AIDS or any other long term health condition

a sensory impairment

multiple impairment, complex needs and other social requirments

and of course Carers who look after an adult

 Will you be eligible for service?

That is why an assessment is carried out. The person helping with the assessment with look at levels of risk you may have to cope with such as lifting and general day to day living. They will also look at the scenario of if social care do not provide help would the care you provide and your well being as the carer be adversely affected. There is also Government national criteria called Fair Access To Care which the council work too.

If after the assessments you do not qualify for service you should be given information about organisations that may be able to help you.

last updated June 2011