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Carers Rights Day – 20 November 2025Theme: Know your rights, use your rights Today is Carers Rights Day. Carers Rights Day is an important annual opportunity to raise awareness of the rights of unpaid carers and to ensure that everyone who looks after a loved one feels informed, supported and valued. This year’s theme, “Know your rights, … Read more
As a carer, you have a right to be involved in the discharge process when the person you care for is in hospital. This means staff must invite your views about the discharge, take your views into account when planning the discharge and inform you in advance when the discharge will take place. To mark … Read more
An Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) is a record of a conversation about your caring role, how it affects your life, and what support could make things easier. Having one helps make sure you get the right help in place. All unpaid carers have the right to request an Adult Carer Support Plan. Creating the … Read more
Carers Rights Day – 20 November 2025Theme: Know your rights, use your rights Tomorrow is Carers Rights Day. Carers Rights Day is an important annual opportunity to raise awareness of the rights of unpaid carers and to ensure that everyone who looks after a loved one feels informed, supported and valued. This year’s theme, “Know … Read more
Please find details below of Venturing Out Carers Adventure Wellbeing Programme from Dec 2025 through to Feb 2026. If you would like to register to be part of this wonderful group and sign up for any of the activities, please contact Claire Mackenzie directly on claire@venturingout.org.uk.
We are currently recruiting for a hospital link carer support worker at Carers of East Lothian (CoEL). CoEL is the local organisation supporting adults who care for family and friends. We have an excellent reputation, recently gaining recognition through the Carers Trust ‘Excellence for Carers’ Award and have recently secured the contract to deliver adult … Read more
The National Carer Organisations are calling on all political party candidates to commit to supporting unpaid and young carers in Scotland ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2026. The 2026 manifesto has been published today! Fiona Collie from Carers Scotland says “The Carers Manifesto is about ensuring carers are supported, helped to stay … Read more
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 29th October. We had a fantastic turnout and we valued the opportunity to reflect on the past year together. Members and guests heard from Jim Conway, Chair of the CoEL board, our CEO Jenny White, Louise Kennedy, Carer Support Worker, and … Read more
We very excited to be launching the Carers of East Lothian Festive Raffle. Our amazing group of dedicated fundraising volunteers have collected dozens of fantastic prizes including items for a £200+ Christmas Hamper (which has a butchers voucher for Christmas dinner for 4), £50 Lobster Shack/Rocketeer voucher, Bass Rock trip, lots of meals out, days … Read more
Our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is coming up. It will be held on Wednesday 29th October 2025 at the Fraser Centre in Tranent between 10am and 12pm. If you would like to join us for this important annual event, please contact us on 01316650135 or centre@coel.org.uk Light refreshments of tea, coffee and baked goods … Read more