News & Information

In the lead up to Carers Week, carers were invited to participate in photography workshops with our very own Carer Support Worker Louise Kennedy who studied photography and does a … Read more

Our Time for Me small grants are funded by the Scottish Government and East Lothian Council. (Please note that we cannot accept applications from carers who have already received a … Read more

Carers of East Lothian CEO Jessica Wade and the rest of the team of staff and volunteers are thrilled to announce that the organisation have successfully achieved the Carers Trust Excellence for … Read more

David Binnie has been appointed as the Carers Representative of the Integration Joint Board (IJB) for East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). David’s role as the Carers Representative … Read more

If you provide unpaid care for a friend or family member and you live in or care for someone who lives  in in East Lothian, we would like to hear … Read more

On 16th January, 30 unpaid carers and former carers joined representatives from CoEL and East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership at Cockenzie House. East Lothian Health and Social Care … Read more

Carers of East Lothian (CoEL) will be closed from 12 noon on Friday 22nd December 2023 until 10 am on Wednesday 3rd January 2024. There will be one event for … Read more

Winter preparedness plan for Scotland 2023/24 Scottish Government and COSLA published a joint Health and social care winter preparedness plan for 2023-2024 The purpose of a Winter Plan is to outline the priorities for health … Read more

We held our Annual General Meeting on 29th November at the Maitlandfield House Hotel in Haddington. We were delighted that lots of members and other interested people could attend. During … Read more

With the continuing cost of living crisis, we know that financial matters will be on many carers minds more than ever before. The latest charges applying to social care support for people at home (non-residential care charging) can be found online. We are sharing a link to this information.