Come along to our carer coffee mornings to meet other carers and VOCAL staff for a chat and to share experiences at our carer centre. Read more
Do you care for someone with Dementia? Join us to explore ways to make your home more dementia friendly and meet other carers. Read more
Are you new to caring? Are you aware of your rights & entitlements? Join us for a carer information session. Read more
Find out about our free courses aimed at improving carers’ knowledge and skills to help them in their caring role and their own wellbeing.
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VOCAL welcomes the launch of the 2016 Manifesto for Unpaid carers in Scotland – produced by Scotland’s national carer organisations in consultation with carers from across the country. Read more
From 1st to 17th December, we ran a Christmas Countdown campaign on Facebook to raise awareness of carer issues, support and services. Read more
For many carers the festive season can be a time of additional stress as they can find themselves without the usual support from friends, family and public services. Read more
In 2013 we wrote to 5,500 carers to ask them for their views. Some 720 carers from Edinburgh and Midlothian replied and VOCAL shared the Read more
A group of carers supported by VOCAL’s Family Support Addictions team will be taking part in this year’s Recovery Walk Scotland in Glasgow on Saturday Read more
With an ageing population, the number of people in need of long-term care is increasing. As constant caring for someone is challenging, different services are Read more