Tell Your GP

Tell your GP

You should tell your GP that you are an unpaid carer. They will be able to code you and any young carers in your household by using a SNOMED code.  A SNOMED codes is used on electronic records by healthcare professionals as way to identify and support patients better. There are SNOMED codes for a patient who themselves provide care, a child providing informal care and carer has a carer contingency/emergency plan. 

These codes are: 

224484003 – Patient themselves providing care 

204091000000106 – child providing informal care 

1366321000000106 – Has Carer Contingency/Emergency Plan 

You should tell your GP that you would like to put a contingency number in place if you are unwell, so they know who to contact for the person you care for in case of an emergency.  

Here is some more information about why it's important to tell your GP you are a carer.

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