AS a practising GP I would like to tell you about the HSA Carer Aware Awards.
They celebrate the great work carried out by GPs to support family carers.
There are six million family carers in the UK, one in ten of your readers and GP's patients.
If carers know that their surgery supports them as carers please encourage them to enter - the surgery can win up to £2,500!
Surgeries can enter by filling in an application form that is available from gpawards@carers.org.
All too often GPs are criticised for the work they do so I think these awards are fabulous in celebrating some of the good work that is out there.
Family carers are key to our work and I think every surgery should be doing what they can to help.
If you are doing some good work please enter because you don't get the chance to shout about good work very often!
Carers can also nominate their surgery to find out more please e-mail gpawards@carers.org or have a look at www.carers.org
DR CHRIS STEELE
Practising GP and
ITV's This Morning GP
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