South Lanarkshire Carers Network Limited Page 1

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Wishaw General 01698 361100 Social Work Local Offices The Carers’ Newsletter

Money Matters/Home Care Monklands Hospital 01236 748748 Please like us on Facebook 0303 123 1008 The Voice of the Unpaid Carer in South Lanarkshire Glasgow Royal Infirmary 0141 211 4000 follow instructions for services and area required Issue 38 Victory Infirmary 0141 201 6000

South Lanarkshire Council Page 1 Health & Wellbeing Day Its been a busy summer at South Lanarkshire Carers Network Southern General 0141 201 1100

General enquiries

Page 1 Robert Anderson MBE 0303 123 1015 Western Infirmary 0141 211 2000 follow instructions for services The Network held a Health & Wellbeing day in the grounds of Hairmyres Hospital 01355 585 000 Page 1 Biggar Information and area required June Bothwell Road Park adjacent to the Network’s office. The day was Fayre very well attended, even the sun shone. 10 Carer Support Team The Welfare Rights Officers supporting Carers Page 2 Biggar Information are based at South Lanarkshire Council Wishaw General 01698 366118 Fayre cont. Money Matters service. Page 2 Carers Monthly Monklands Hospital 01236 712566 To contact a Welfare Rights Office you Meetings should call 0303 123 1008 Hairmyres Hospital 01355 585522 Page 2 Board of Directors

2015/2016 Tell them you are a Carer South Lanarkshire Carer Network 01698 285163

Page 3 Consultation Event

North Lanarkshire Carers Together 01698 404055 Young Carers Service 01698 455455 Page 3 Lanarkshire Carers Along with the many information stalls providing good information for

Centre Mental Health 01698 361100 ext. 8540 unpaid Carers there were therapies provided by the Caring for Carers project. LCC Lanarkshire Carers Centre Page 3 Patients with Dementia Above and below are just some of the photographs taken.

01698 428090/wwwprtlcc.org.uk Citizens Advice Bureau Page 4 Workplace Pensions

Emergency Freephone Out of Hours Hamilton 01698 283477

Page 4 Carers Summit

Emergency Social Work Service South Lanarkshire 0303 123 1008 East Kilbride 01355 263698 Page 4 Thornlie Health & Emergency Social Work Service North Lanarkshire 0800 121 4114 Clydesdale 01555 664301 Wellbeing Suite

NHS Helpline Freephone 111 Cambuslang/Rutherglen 0141 646 3191 Page 5 Karaoke Night

Page 5 Families Affected by Carers Meetings - The Carers Meetings are open to all unpaid Carers in South Lanarkshire and are held on Drugs & Alcohol the first Wednesday of every month at 10.30 am in Blantyre Miners Welfare Community Resource Centre.

Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be paid and a sandwich lunch provided. Page 5 OPALS Project Congratulations to July For more information, please contact the office on 01698 285163 Robert Anderson, Chair of SLCN Page 5 Scottish War Blind 01 who was awarded an MBE by

Next Issue Page 5 Clober Farm Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Community Hospital Numbers The next issue of the Newsletter at Holyrood Palace on Wednesday 1st July for - 01899 220 077 Kirkland Hospital - 01236 748 748 will be January 2016 Page 6 HAFC Community Café - 01555 851 210 Lockhart Hospital - 01555 662 496 & Community Outreach services to unpaid Carers throughout Should you wish anything - 01698 794 000 - 01698 723 200 South Lanarkshire. published the deadline date is

th Page 6 A Carers’ Best Friend

11 December 2015

SLCN Staff Page 7 Re Connect The Network held the second Rose Ann Doyle - Business Development Manager If you have found this Page 7 Farewell to Joanne Carers Information Fayre of the year. Jade Jarvie - Administration Assistant newsletter useful Aug please pass it on to 28 This time in the Clydesdale area of Pauline McIntosh - Carer Development Officer Page 7 CamGlen Radio Helen Lawrie - Carer Development Officer someone you think it Biggar, the event was well attended.

may be of interest to Jo McIntyre - Carer Resource Development Officer Page 7 Befriending in and tell them about Rural Clydesdale With 34 voluntary organisations taking part there Joyce Brownlie - Carer Resource Information Officer South Lanarkshire was no shortage of good information.…… South Lanarkshire Carers Network are open Mon to Fri 9:00-4:30pm Carers Network Page 8 Useful Contact …………. For further information call the main office on 01698 285163 Numbers See over the page for more pictures and a list of stallholders

If you have any comments or points of view, issues or information to give to unpaid Carers or if you have some handy hints or tips you would like to pass on, please send them to: THIS NEWSLETTER IS Joyce Brownlie :- South Lanarkshire Carers Network Ltd, 65 Bothwell Road Hamilton, ML3 0DW or Phone: 01698 285163 / E-mail: [email protected] FUNDED BY SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL CARERS STRATEGY MONIES & Facebook: South Lanarkshire Carers Network / Website: www.slcn.co.uk NHS LANARKSHIRE CARERS INFORMATION STRATEGY MONIES

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The Network held their Annual General Biggar Information Fayre - cont.

Aug Some of the Voluntary Organisations Meeting in Blantyre Miners Welfare Sept Resource Centre. 28 who attended the event are listed: 02

The Dogs Trust, Care & Repair, Lanarkshire Carers SLCN’s new Directors for 2015/16 Centre, South Lanarkshire Council, Caring for Carers are as follows …..Involves local people as volunteers who take

Supporting older people to connect with their Project, Money Matters, Alzheimer Scotland, Take part in everything that goes on at CamGlen Radio Executive Directors (from left to right) communities Ctrl, The Haven, Clydesdale Public Partnership in front of the mic, on the air and behind the  Robert Anderson MBE - Chair Forum, Biggar Young Carers and many more.. scenes.  Bill Addies - Vice Chair We work with Volunteers to:  Margaret McNab - Secretary CamGlen  Introduce isolated older people to activities in  Susan Bennie - Treasurer their local community Radio is

 Visit participants in their own home to get to ON AIR

know them and discover their interests on

 Find out what local existing services, clubs and 107.9FM

opportunities are out there and support

individuals to link into them

 Help isolated older people gain maximum Want to promote your business, your music, your Directors from left to right:- independence and feel part of their communities opportunities or get involved?

Advertise with us: [email protected] Bands/performers: [email protected] Get involved/community promotions: [email protected]

Your Voice, Your Music, Your Station

The Network says a fond farewell to Joanne camglenradio.org 0141 647 0311

Pictured to the

left is

Joanne McCaffery For more pictures of any of the Network’s Co-ordinator events visit us on: Facebook or at for Carers www.slcn.co.uk (Mental Health)

Carers Monthly Meetings  Iain Bingham

South Lanarkshire Carers Network hold their  Sadie Young monthly meetings in Blantyre Miners Welfare  Helen Biggins Community Centre on the first Wednesday of the  Nan Hughes month from 10:30am — 12:30pm with a guest  Wilma Jackson

speaker and light refreshments.  Arlene McNeill Joanne has been a valued member of the Carer  Christine Montgomery Come along and meet other unpaid Carers, Support Team, working in the community for the  Nancy Robertson reasonable out of pocket expenses past few years, supporting unpaid Carers of  Kevin McGoldrick will be paid. people with mental health conditions. Everyone

 Beth Moore The Forthcoming Speakers are: said farewell to Joanne with flowers and gifts.  Jim Baillie  October - Jackie Baird

Hospital at Home Non-Voting Directors:-  November - Malaika Rose If you have a story or just some information you  Kaye Harmon - South Lanarkshire Council Action on Hearing Loss, Scotland would like to share with other Carers why not

 Barbara McAuley - Lanarkshire Carers Centre drop us an email at: The facilities have disabled toilets and disabled parking bays. (Asda car park is also opposite if [email protected] or call

Blantyre Miners Welfare Miners is full) the office on 01698 285163 Page 6 Page 3

New initiative helps patients Hamilton Accies Football Club with dementia

Oct

COMMUNITY CAFÉ HAFC COMMUNITY

21 Wishaw General is the first hospital in Scotland to

OUTREACH NOW OPEN join a ground breaking initiative to help patients with

dementia.

Our new community café is Our community Outreach The hospital has become part of John’s Campaign, opened and we would love you all programme will act as a Centre of to pop in and visit us. Why not which supports people with dementia by ensuring Excellence, guiding the young, they are surrounded by familiar faces around the grab yourself a cup and a cake or vulnerable, under privileged and perhaps a toastie or some delicious home made clock by letting their Carers stay with them on the less able towards specifically unique, healthy ward. The initiative was introduced in ward 12 at soup all at very reasonable prices. activities and creating meaningful activities for Wishaw General thanks to senior charge nurse Karen Information will be available within the café other age groups. We support and co-ordinate SLCN will be holding their Annual Consultation Wilson, who learned about John’s Campaign and regarding all services and events happening the charities housed within our grounds including Event and the theme will be Health & Social Care was determined to introduce it to help the patients at the stadium. Integration / Carer Enablement Plan. she and her colleagues care for.

 12 Step Recovery Programmes

 Blameless Children's Charity The format for the day will be a 10.00 am start for DAY - THURSDAY  Woman and Girls’ Football registration and thereafter Guest Speakers.… …… TIME - 11:30 - 2:30pm (HAFC COMMUNTIY TRUST) Senior Charge

 Soldiers Off The Street, Scotland A Question & Answer Session will follow with a Nurse

VENUE - Hamilton Accies Football Club  Training For Freedom panel from Social Work, NHS and SLCN. Lunch will Karen Wilson

 The Autism Community be served and the day will finish at 2.00 pm. Function, Suite, New Douglas Park

 Lifeskills Care Invitations will be sent to our members. Hamilton, ML3 0FT  Hamilton & District Men’s Shed Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.  Kinship Carers in Lanarkshire Karen said: “Within our ward, we are very relaxed Telephone : 01698 368650  Male Carer Peer Support Group If you would like further information about visiting hours as we appreciate the value that please contact us this brings – helping to reassure a person who is by telephoning our office Web: www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk or Web: www.hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk/community disoriented, encouraging the person to eat and on 01698 285163 drink, participating with activities and helping to Email: [email protected] / Registered charity: SCO38553 reduce feelings of anxiety, loneliness, isolation and Lanarkshire Carers Centre often depression.

Carers’ Best Friend Annual Carer Reviews

Until now, the campaign has only operated in

I slipped into the dress, stepped out of the changing room and said, “What do hospitals south of the border”.

you think Preston? Do you like it?” Beside me there was a small nod and I took The LCC Annual Carer Reviews give you the Karen is now urging families and Carers to take that as a seal of approval. But Preston wasn't my boyfriend - he was my guide opportunity to be involved and provide valuable advantage of the opportunity to stay on the ward dog. feedback on the services you receive from outside regular visiting times.

Lanarkshire Carers Centre. Lunch and light I was registered blind and Preston had come to live with me two years earlier. He Gillian Corbett, chief of nursing services at Wishaw was quite literally a life-saver. One day I collapsed at home and slipped into a refreshments are available on the day. General, said: “We are delighted to be supporting diabetic coma. Preston licked my face and woke me up. The doctor said if it The next Annual Carer Reviews are taking place in the aims of John’s Campaign and would encourage hadn't been for his actions, I might not have made it, I was so grateful. East Kilbride on Monday 19th October 2015 from families and Carers to get involved and let nursing 10.30 am till 12.00 noon in Murray Owen Centre, staff know if they would like to participate.

Now I am getting married and I wanted Preston to be a big part of things, from 1 Liddell Grove, East Kilbride and in Hamilton on choosing my dress to attending the ceremony. I decided he should be a th Wednesday 4 November 2015 from 11.00 am till It can be of great comfort to dementia patients to ring bearer. My groom Guy who is also registered blind was planning to wear a 12.30 pm in Take Control, 42 Campbell Street, have people they know around them while in kilt so we got Preston a matching tartan coat, and we hung the rings on a ribbon around his neck. Hamilton. hospital. The only time Carers or relatives may be On the day of our wedding, my daughter Christine took my arm and walked with me down the aisle. The Your feedback is crucial, if you would like to attend asked to temporarily leave the ward would be to ceremony began and I felt very nervous. But when the vicar got to the please contact the office on 01698 428090. allow us to carry out clinical tasks. Other than this

part where he asked if anyone had an objection to the marriage, Preston there are no restrictions.

let out a whimper, I started to laugh and it broke the tension. Then our Training Opportunities If this proves to be a success in ward 12, and there best man took the rings from Preston and handed them to Guy we became husband and wife, then Preston padded over and rubbed his head The new training programme for Carers is underway. is a demand from relatives and Carers, the campaign against me. Please ask for the current training opportunities will be rolled out to other care of the elderly wards booklet or visit the website www.prtlcc.org.uk for in the hospital.” At the reception, he sat at the top table with us and when it was time for our first dance, he joined in, and of course he came on our honeymoon to further details or call: 01698 428090 For more information about John’s Campaign visit Blackpool. I wouldn't have had it any other way. www.johnscampaign.org.uk Page 4 Page 5

…… Information input from South Lanarkshire Council Information input from South Lanarkshire Council

Workplace Pensions and Employers of Capability Scotland’s Karaoke Night at Scottish War Blinded Thornlie Health and The Greenfield Club, Burnbank Personal Assistants

Wellbeing Suite The Karaoke night is in full swing at The Greenfield Scottish War Blinded is a charity founded in 1915, Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS) is Club in Burnbank, Hamilton! It is for people with providing a free service to people who at some point hosting an event in relation to workplace pensions learning disabilities and is run by volunteers. and employers of Personal Assistants. Soon all in their lives have served in the armed forces and It is held on Monday nights, once a month from currently live with a visual impairment. employers, regardless of size, will be required to 7-9pm. The cost to attend is £2 and Carers who provide a pension scheme for their employees.

Personal Assistant employers will have the same attend can attend for free. Transport is not provided nor is there assistance with personal care. Members’ sight loss does not have to have occurred duties as larger employers. These duties will The Thornlie Health and Wellbeing Suite is now during or as a result of time spent in the armed include: Dates for 2015 are: open to the public. It previously formed part of the forces. Many clients have lost their sight due to  Providing a qualifying workplace pension th Alexander Anderson Day Centre. The suite  12 October illness or older age. The outreach team is based scheme th comprises of meeting rooms, a hydrotherapy pool  9 November across Scotland and includes advice on benefits,  Automatically enrolling eligible employees th heated to 35 degrees, a sensory room and  7 December specialist equipment and coming to terms with sight

into the pension scheme and contributing physiotherapy room. It is located in East Thornlie loss.

towards it Street in Wishaw. There is ample parking and fully Contact Sandy Thomson for  Providing information to all employees and accessible toileting/changing facilities. further details on 07552 612582 keeping records They have a centre in West Lothian, which is open

five days week providing a tranquil place for

Scottish War Blinded people to go as often or as Employers will need to meet their duties by what little as they wish. is called their ‘staging date’ and it is important that people are prepared in advance of this date. So, if Scottish Families you employ a Personal Assistant to provide care Affected by For further details contact Drugs and Alcohol and/or support, this may be of interest to you. Scottish War Blinded on

0131 229 1456 A speaker from The Pensions Regulator will be If you are concerned about someone’s alcohol/ there and there will be a question and answer drug use there is a free, confidential helpline that session at the end. It will be held on 28th you can contact: 08080 10 10 11 October in Glasgow (at Glasgow Centre for

Clober Farm

Inclusive Living) from 2pm-3.45pm. It is free from landlines and

mobiles or you may prefer to email: Clober Farm in Milngavie forms part of a 280 year To book a place email: [email protected]

[email protected] old farmhouse.

The suite can cater for people who wish to use the It offers fully accessible accommodation for a break facilities on a sessional basis and groups who wish Carers’ Summit with, amongst other things: to access all or some of the facilities as a half day/  Level access throughout Carers Scotland are hosting their annual Carers’ full day package. Costs (as at July 2015) are: OPALS Project  Combined living/kitchen area with patio door Summit on Friday 13th November in Glasgow. Older People Active Living – Sensory (OPALS) is  Three bedrooms, two of which are wheelchair This is an opportunity to meet other Carers in Hydrotherapy pool: £10 per 30 minute session available for people over the age of 55 who have accessible (sleeping 5-6) Scotland and to hear about and discuss the issues Sensory room: £5 per 1 hour session vision and/or hearing loss living in the Glasgow,  Tracking hoist  Height adjustable profiling bed with air that matter to Carers. Physiotherapy room: £5 per 1 hour session Inverclyde, North and South Lanarkshire areas.

The project, run by Visibility, offers a volunteering mattress

To book a place log onto: The suite is also looking to develop a fully service, which might for example support someone The service is run by Spinal Injuries Scotland and to get out and about and to reduce isolation as a for a full week costs £400 for two people. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ accessible poly tunnel in the near future. result. They offer group support, peer support and CSSummit15 For further enquiries or to view photos contact one-to-one volunteering support. For enquiries please contact the Clober Farm: 0141 427 7686 or log onto:

For enquiries http://www.cloberfarm.co.uk/ Project Co-ordinator, contact Carers Scotland call: Sandy Thomson on For details contact OPALS on: 0141 332 4632 0131 229 1456 0141 445 3070 01698 372003 or email: [email protected]