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April 26, 2022 By CoEL

Information for unpaid carers from Ukraine

Carers of East Lothian (CoEL) is an independent charity that supports unpaid carers, including people with unpaid caring roles who have recently arrived in East Lothian from Ukraine.

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April 13, 2022 By CoEL

Changes to mental health and incapacity legislation

Please share your views on proposed changes to mental health and incapacity legislation if you care for someone who is autistic or who has a mental illness, a learning disability or dementia.

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April 6, 2022 By CoEL

Legal Advice Clinic

Our next FREE legal advice clinic for carers will take place on Thursday 28th April from 1:30 pm. Please call 0131 665 0135 to book a 30 minute telephone appointment.

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April 1, 2022 By CoEL

Scottish Carer’s Assistance Consultation

Share your views with the Scottish Government on what Scottish Carer’s Assistance, the replacement benefit for Carer’s Allowance, should look like when it is launched.

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March 16, 2022 By CoEL

Carer Recovery Fund

FUND NOW CLOSED. CoEL has launched a new time-limited fund to support carers to take practical steps to improve their caring situation. Please apply ASAP and by Monday 11th April.

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March 11, 2022 By CoEL

Call for volunteers – our new befriending service needs you!

Volunteer with us to have fun, meet new people, build skills and confidence, and make a difference to carers in your community.

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March 10, 2022 By CoEL

Call for research participants (with £40 voucher thank you)

The Carers Trust is looking to speak to adult carers who have accessed carer services and/or assessments (Adult Carer Support Plans) in 2022. Can you help?

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March 8, 2022 By CoEL

Be scam aware

A carer who works for a major bank shares her top tips about keeping safe and reporting financial scams.

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February 23, 2022 By CoEL

Census 2022 – Count Carers In!

If you provide unpaid care to another person, please identify yourself as an unpaid carer in question 12 of Census 2022.

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February 17, 2022 By CoEL

A message from CEO Jess Wade

CEO Jess Wade sets out the range of ways carers can access our services, including face-to-face options, as restrictions ease.

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Lifeline for carers. The support groups are a chance to share information and talk about problems.

Professional, caring, this team does an excellent job. Thank you.

When I contacted COEL the help I received was exceptional and the carers courses were so informative and made my...

An excellent service which has been invaluable. I have no hesitation in recommending CoEL's services to others if I think...

The workers with COEL give the best support and advice truthfully and accurately. No falseness at all. Absolutely the best...

CoEL helped and guided us through our challenges enabling us to see much clearer what we were doing and what...

Quick and helpful response with no fuss. Excellent service

I first contacted COEL some 4 years ago when my husband was first diagnosed with Alzheimers and got excellent advice...

Sensitive, awareness and attention to detail all impeccable. I could not have managed without it.

I now understand better what I need and need to do, with help at hand if needed.

I found CoEL staff very helpful and reassuring when I felt stressed at the form filling to claim benefits and...

I feel very well supported and have been impressed with the service.

Feel totally at ease when we use CoEL. Their knowledge is excellent.

I can't praise your organisation enough for all the help you provided in the past.

Staff member went out of their way to assist me in obtaining the service I required. Member was very understanding...

Having someone to listen to problems and give encouragement and make helpful suggestions (also help with filling in forms) has...

Very supportive, kind, nothing was any trouble, went out of way to help. Nothing but praise for all help given.

I benefitted from a home visit, and I feel now I'm not alone.

It was at a time we were not sure what to do regarding care options for my mother. CoEL were...

Friendly helpful and put you at ease.

The staff in the office were very helpful and supportive when I dropped in without warning a couple of weeks...

Just to know you are not on your own and there is someone else you can rely upon when times...

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The Carers Centre is open from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

TEL: 0131 665 0135
EMAIL: centre@coel.org.uk
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Carers of East Lothian
East Lothian Community Hospital,
Alderston Road, Haddington, EH41 3PF

Carers of East Lothian is a charity registered in Scotland Charity Number SC027000 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No. SC366908

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