News

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 is to ensure that the views and interests of unpaid carers are taken into account by the IJB, which is responsible for planning, resourcing and … 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 from you about your experience of caring and carer support.   Please follow the link to complete CoEL’s survey to give your views, which will … 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 Partnership are currently working to improve the local eligibility criteria for carer support. The purpose of the event was for ELHSCP to hear directly from … 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 carers running during this period on 28th December at the CoEL office. If you would like to join us for warm drinks, nibbles and company, … 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 boards and local authorities across Scotland over the winter months when pressures on health and social care will increase significantly. In response to the Winter … 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 the meeting, the management of CoEL was explained to everyone present and opportunities were provided for questions before voting on business items occurred. We heard … 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.

At Carers of East Lothian (CoEL) we know that many carers are facing increased costs and additional financial pressure at the moment. That’s why, with funding from East Lothian Health & Social Care Partnership, CoEL is making available grants of up to £100* to help those carers who are facing financial insecurity. If you are … Read more

In October 2022, we launched our ‘Time For Me’ carer grants scheme, enabling unpaid carers to take a much-needed break from caring. In its first year the programme has supported 296 carers to take a break. These grants are made possible thanks to funding from Scottish Government (via Shared Care Scotland) and East Lothian Health … Read more