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We provide information, practical advice and emotional support (over the telephone during the coronavirus period) to unpaid carers looking after loved ones with a long-term illness or disability. We can help carers with welfare rights issues, benefit checks and applications to maximise their income…
information, advice and support with issues including, but not limited to, income maximisation, employment, benefits, money advice, housing, utilities and food parcels.
We have our own centre currently providing childcare for children from age 5 years up to 18 years with for vulnerable additional support needs children with priority for key workers.
We can offer information about the services and support available to carers, and also emotional support by to carers who need advice, or just a chat. We also offer online group activities such as mindfulness and peer support.
VOCAL Midlothian provides personalised information, individual support and counselling to unpaid carers living or caring within Midlothian local authority. Our services and support are predominantly provided via telephone/video call at present.
Our Carer Support staff can provide practical and e…
Directly in the communities we serve, we can offer phone support, our website has a blog which includes full details of this service during the COVID19 outbreak. We also aim through our site with blogs and podcasts to promote tips around caring for mental/emotional wellbeing as well as useful contac…
Personalised Food Shopping Service,
Prescription Collection,
Supporting Mental Health Support Services,
Estate Maintenance,
SpatestonShares Initiative (Toy Loan),
Emergency Food Parcels and Foodbank Referrals,
Nominated Care Package Scheme for Adults and Young Children and
Educational Resour…
Carers UK and Carers Trust have made a joint statement regarding the coronavirus – or COVID-19. This covers an overview of the current advice for people who are providing unpaid care.
It also sets out what we believe services should be planning and preparing, making sure that everyone from Govern…
