Supporting people who care for family and friends
East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership are looking for feedback from carers about the recent Tendering/Procurement process for Developing Specialist Support and Care at Home Services 2017. Carers are invited to attend on Monday 15th May 2017 from 12:30–14:00 at Brunton Hall, Esk Room 1 Welcome and Introductions • What Carers said at … Read more
Adopted by Carers of East Lothian, East Lothian Community Care Forum and Alzhiemers Scotland (East and Mid Lothian), this Manifesto has been developed to address some of the real concerns of East Lothian residents who rely on Health and Social Care services locally. CoEL are encouraging carers to talk to candidates in the forthcoming Council elections … Read more
The snowdrops have arrived and so has our latest Newsletter! Highlights include our idea to create a Carers Voice Group for carers who want to become more involved, support for Carers who want to get online, and our brand new Reading Group. We also have a new group for men who are Carers. Read all about this … Read more
Wishing all our carers and their families a Happy Christmas and a good New Year. Thank you to all our volunteers, board members and last, but not least, our amazing staff for their hard work and support this year, here’s to 2017! The centre will close from 23 December until 4th January, if you have an urgent … Read more
We are in partnership with a new project called Children Inc which is funded by Better Breaks Scotland. Children Inc works with families who have a child/children with additional support needs. We want to enable these families to participate more in the community by ensuring that activities, opportunities and resources are tailored to the wants … Read more
Our AGM is going to be a bit different this year. With support from the Marine MacDonald Hotels, North Berwick we are able to invite carers to join us for tea, scones and birthday cake at our AGM on 10th November from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. All carers are welcome but please RSVP if you plan to … Read more
Our Autumn Workshops and Events continue on Tuesday 11 October 2016 with a Yoga Taster Session at The Musselburgh East Community Centre. Join us at 10:30am until 12pm for gentle movement, breathing and relaxation techniques. We will enjoy lunch afterwards, please call Sharon or Lynne at the office to book : 0131 665 0135
We’ll meet for morning coffee or tea in the Old Aberlady Inn, have a guided walk around the village and Gosford Estate with a countryside ranger, followed by lunch. This is a great chance to meet other people who are caring for someone, get some fresh air, learn about local plants and wildlife and be … Read more
Join us in celebrating Carers Week 2016 on Thursday 9th June! After meeting for morning coffee/tea we’ll have a guided walk around the village of Gifford with a countryside ranger, followed by lunch. This is a great chance to meet other people who are caring for someone, learn about local plants and wildlife and be … Read more
The National Carer Organisations have worked with carers and carers’ services to develop a manifesto for unpaid carers in Scotland. During the campaign for the Scottish Parliament elections in May 2016, we are calling on all political parties to commit to investing in carers, implement the Carers (Scotland) Act properly and improve support to make … Read more