VOCAL is working with Standard Life, The Open University, Carers Positive and The City of Edinburgh Council to produce an event for employers to share good practice in supporting employees with caring responsibilities. Read more
In October 2015, VOCAL invited over 7,000 carers to provide information on the impact caring has on their lives. You can read the results here. Read more
The latest issue of VOCAL’s Carers News newsletter is out now. In this issue: Make it YOUR business – supporting carers in the workplace VOCAL Read more
VOCAL is working with Carer Positive, Standard Life, The Open University and City of Edinburgh Council to develop positive approaches to supporting carers at work. 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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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