Supporting people who care for family and friends
East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership is collecting community feedback on the draft Policy for Transport and Assisted Travel in Adult Social Care. If you or the person you care for use ELHSCP transport to access services, you may wish to provide feedback. You are invited to offer them your thoughts, experiences and suggestions. … Read more
We currently have two maternity cover vacancies at Carers of East Lothian for a Volunteer and Training Coordinator and a Carer Support Worker – Welfare Rights. Volunteer and Training Coordinator (21 hours per week) To support unpaid carers in East Lothian through the recruitment, selection, and training of Volunteers to be deployed throughout the service, … Read more
If you, or the person you care for, need extra help to pay for something, there are grants, funds, and charities that may be able to help. If you are a carer, you may be able to receive a Carers Trust grant. Carers Trust grants have a big impact on the lives of many unpaid … Read more
We are thrilled that we are in the customer vote for Tesco Stronger Starts. It’s a scheme which gives community projects like us grants of up to £1,500. Tesco customers will now vote in the North Berwick store between January and March to decide how much funding we get, so please support us next time … Read more
Have you ever heard of a Therapet? Therapets and their owners regularly visit hospitals, day centres nursing homes and schools, where the pets provide a little four-legged therapy and companionship to animal lovers who aren’t able to care for a pet full-time. The Therapet Service was established in 1988 by Canine Concern Scotland Trust, a … Read more
Carers of East Lothian are a Respitality Delivery Partner. Respitality is a simple, yet powerful, initiative which offers unpaid carers in Scotland a much-needed break, through partnerships with local hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses who are willing to donate a break free of charge. Respitality is a Scottish Government supported project delivered locally by Carers … Read more
Happy New Year from all of us at Carers of East Lothian. We hope you have been able to get a break and some time for yourself over the festive period. 2025 brings new opportunities for us to provide a range of support, advice and information that helps carers in their individual caring roles. Our … Read more
2024 has been another busy year for us at Carers of East Lothian and we know it has been a difficult time for many of our carers. We would like to wish you all a peaceful time over the festive season and very much hope you are able to get a break and some time … Read more
The East Lothian Mental Health Partners’ Keep Well This Festive Season Guide is useful for anyone who is worried about their mental health and wellbeing this winter. It offers some handy tips and signposts you to services that can help. It also gives a breakdown of some local mental health services opening times over the … Read more
Welcome to the Winter edition of the Carers of East Lothian Newsletter. Our newsletter is for unpaid carers and is issued three times a year. We hope that the newsletter keeps you up to date with relevant and important information for unpaid carers as well as keeping you in the loop about what we are … Read more
