Carers news | East Lothian Council

Office closures – Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025

Details of services available over the Christmas holidays, emergency contacts and seasonal waste and recycling arrangements:

www.eastlothian.gov.uk/festive-hours

East Lothian is putting Carers on the map this Carers Week

East Lothian gets ready to host a range of activities and information events to support carers across the county.

Published 5th June 2024.

East Lothian launches dedicated dementia strategy

East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership launches a dedicated strategy outlining how it will improve the offer and provision of dementia services for individuals and their carers.

Published 21st November 2023.
Celebrating the unwavering dedication of carers

Celebrating the unwavering dedication of carers. East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership is proud to join our communities in commemorating Carers Week 5 to 11 June.

Published 29th May 2023.
Young Scot launches new Young Carers Package

From cinema tickets to first aid training, young carers will soon be able to try out a special range of opportunities - totally for free! If you’re 11-18 and helping to care for a family member, friend or someone in your community, all you need is a Young Scot card to sign-up...

Published 24th June 2019.
A thank you to all East Lothian's unpaid carers

Carers Week 2019

Published 10th June 2019.