VOCAL has recently achieved and been officially awarded Trusted Charity Mark Level 2 which recognises the work we do as a third sector organisation in Scotland. Read more
This week most of Scotland moves into the final stages of Phase 2 easing of lockdown. With the exception of some towns in the South Read more
This Pride Month, we look at how the powerful insights that come from being carers can enable us to be better LGBT+ allies too
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The VOCAL 100 club is our monthly lottery which raises money for carer support and pays out half of the fund in cash prizes. Want Read more
The Phoenix Choir – Edinburgh‘s very own Carers & Co gave a beautiful closing performance to Carers Week 2020 for us with two beautiful socially distanced music Read more
National Carers Week is off to a flying start with the release of a special recording by Scottish musician and young carer Isla Ratcliff to thank Scotland’s 700,000 unpaid carers. Read more
As the pandemic lockdown gradually begins to ease we’d like to take a moment and look at some of the positive changes this difficult time Read more
This year Carers Week’s theme is “Making Caring Visible” and VOCAL has a great programme of events and courses to celebrate. Read more
Test and Protect – NHS Scotland’s approach to controlling the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community – is being rolled out from 29th May Read more
The Scottish Government website confirms that unpaid carers are included with the group of key workers who are able to access testing. Unpaid carers are Read more