Useful Contact Numbers Page 8 Social Work Services Hospitals NHS 24 number 111 Social Work / Money Matters / Home Care Wishaw General 01698 361 100 0303 123 1008 Monklands Hospital 01236 748 748 Network News follow instructions for services and area required. Glasgow Royal Infirmary 0141 211 4000 Asking Influencing Leading & Supporting Helping Carers become South Lanarkshire Council The New Victoria Hospital 0141 201 6000 Questions Decisions Campaigns Empowered General enquiries Southern General 0141 201 1100 Page 1 You are a Carer 0303 123 1015 Do you provide care for someone? Follow instructions for services and area required. Western Infirmary 0141 211 2000 You are a Carer if you provide (or intend to provide) care for Page 1 YPI Awards The Welfare Rights Officers supporting Carers Hairmyres Hospital 01355 585 000 another person. You can be caring for any number of hours are based at South Lanarkshire Council it does not need to be regular or substantial. Page 1 Carer Information Community Hospital Numbers Money Matters service. Fayre14th June Kello Hospital - 01899 220 077 Kirklands Hospital - 01236 748 748 You may be a parent, a husband or wife, a son or daughter, To contact a Welfare Rights Officer Lady Home Hospital - 01555 851 210 Udston Hospital - 01698 723 200 a sister or brother or friend to someone who needs support as a result of their Page 2 Meet the Team please call 0303 123 1008 Stonehouse Hospital - 01698 794 000 illness, condition or disability. If you provide them with help and support to manage Page 2 Join the Board Tell them you are a Carer their life You are a Carer Lanarkshire Carers Centre Emergency Freephone Out of Hours Page 2 Carers Meetings Dates 01698 428090 Emergency Social Work Service South Lanarkshire 0303 123 1008 The Youth and Philanthropy www.lanarkshirecarerscentre.org.uk Page 2 Contact the Elderly Emergency Social Work Service North Lanarkshire 0800 121 4114 Initiative (YPI) is an active citizenship Young Carers Service 01698 455 455 programme that raises awareness amongst Page 3 Parliamentary NHS Helpline Freephone 111 young people about philanthropy and their Reception Citizens Advice Bureau Next Issue local community. Each participating school, Page 3 Carer Fun Day Hamilton 01698 283 477 The next issue of this Newspaper will be September 2018. Should you is responsible annually for directing a £3000 Page 3 Advocacy Project East Kilbride 01355 263 698 wish anything published the deadline date is August 2018. YPI grant to a local charity through a unique Please tell us about any activities, groups or stories that we can share programme of team work, research and competition. YPI Scotland is all about Page 3 Hamilton Accies Clydesdale 01555 664 301 with our Carers. We would love to hear from you. creativity and passion, leaving the four walls of the classroom behind, and Community Outreach Cambuslang / Rutherglen 0141 646 3191 You can also do this through Facebook & Twitter. supporting the issues' young people care most Page 4 Carers Scotland Act about . The Aims and Objective of South Lanarkshire GDPR Pictured above are: Abbie, Jemma, Ross, Sophie, Carer Network are:- Page 5 Carers Scotland Act New Legislation came Natalie & Molly all third year pupils from Larkhall into effect on 25th May 2018. Academy who have been working closely with the Page 5 Partnership & To identify unpaid Carers in South Lanarkshire Networks Partnership and Engagement team to Engagement Team To protect your Data Privacy Further develop and maintain a Network for unpaid Carers in South Lanarkshire recognise and highlight the role of unpaid Carers. see enclosed leaflet or visit Page 6 Carer Information To encourage unpaid Carers to participate in a variety of consultation processes To the left is Pauline & Jade from the Engagement our website at: Stalls Team along with Larkhall pupils Molly & Sophie. To consult and engage with unpaid Carers to produce, develop and provide www.slcn.co.uk Page 6 Have Your Say access to comprehensive information through a variety of methods Carer Information Fayre - Lanark 14th June Page 6 Carer Information To identify gaps in service provision and contribute to the development of Services The Carers Network are hosting an Information Fayre in Lanark Memorial Hall partnership working to improve services affecting unpaid Carers 13 St. Leonard Street, Lanark on Thursday 14th June 10:30am - 2:00pm These Page 6 Bothwell information fayres are here to help Carers make informed choices and let them To raise and develop the profile of unpaid Carers by promoting their issues at To support the Dementia Café know, understand and be able to use their rights. Come along and speak with the local and national level Carers Network Page 6 Self Directed experienced staff whilst browsing the many information stalls. The fayre will Support Network Membership there are over 38,000 unpaid Carers in South Lanarkshire who require showcase a variety of voluntary organisations all offering guidance and advice to If you have found this good information to enable them to continue in their caring role. Carers. It is being held Page 6 Fit for Life newspaper useful during Carers week and It is essential that these Carers and also the number of “Hidden Carers” are Page 7 Breathing Space Service empowered to have a voice in the planning of services which affect their lives, please pass it on to it’s FREE. To celebrate Carers week we are so come join the Carer Network! someone you think Page 7 Mind Matters Programme it may be of giving away refreshments Membership is free and open to all Carers and former Carers who live in and complementary Page 7 Older & Active EK South Lanarkshire regardless of type of caring responsibilities and interest to and tell therapies. The Carers regardless of age, gender, race, religion, disability or sexuality. them about Page 7 MacMillan in the Network: Looking after Libraries South Lanarkshire YOUR health and Carers Network wellbeing. Page 7 50+ Walking Football For other events happening in your area Page 7 Become a Befriender Like us on Facebook:- www.facebook.com/slcarers check out our Website at www.slcn.co.uk Page 7 Sporting Memories Email:- [email protected] Website:- www.slcn.co.uk or visit our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter @slcarers Page 7 Useful Contacts Twitter:- @slcarers Call the office on:- 01698 285 163 Post your comments to:- Does someone depend on your care? If so South Lanarkshire Carers Network are the South Lanarkshire Carers Network, 65 Bothwell Road, Hamilton, ML3 0DW organisation who will provide you with information that helps you to maintain your caring role. Page 2 Carers Network - Meet the Team Board of Directors Breathing Space Service Page 7 NHS 24 also provides the Breathing Space Service. Breathing Space is a free, confidential phone and web based service for those Joyce Brownlie experiencing low mood, anxiety and/or depression. More information can be found here: http://breathingspace.scot/ There is also the Denise Gillespie Administration 'Pop-up Positivity Cafe'. This Breathing Space initiative encourages people to get together for a coffee and a chat about mental health. Network Information Coordinator Sometimes, members of an organisation's staff can feel a bit down because of the situations they face at work. More information about hosting Business Manager a cafe session can be found here: http://breathingspace.scot/news/2018/pop-up-positivity-cafe-starter-pack/ Pauline McIntosh Jade Jarvie Chairperson Jim Baillie & Maurice Laneres, Participation & Equalities Team, NHS 24 Scotland, Caledonia House Partnership and Partnership and Vice Chair Wilma Jackson Cardonald Business Park Glasgow, G51 4EB, Mobile: 07583 423131 (SMS only) Engagement Assistant Engagement Officer South Lanarkshire Carers Network Board Mind Matters Programme of Directors are seeking to appoint new 6 week monthly CBT course board members to ensure we have the Following on from Mental Health Awareness Week, Hamilton Accies Stadium is capacity and skills to oversee future Partnership and delighted to be able to play host to this “Mind Matters” workshop facilitated by Peace by Piece, Richard Adams growth of the organisation. Our voluntary Engagement Assistant Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This monthly workshop is open to anyone in the community Board of Directors ensures that SLCN to access. We anticipate that the programme will be really popular so ask that you can is well run, professional, a forward commit to attendance on the first Tuesday of every month for the 6 week duration of the thinking organisation with the relevant course. Jo McIntyre safe guards and checks in place to ensure successful achievement of our For more information or to register your interest please contact [email protected] Places will be allocated and Elspeth White Volunteer & Carer Coordinator aims and objectives. If it’s a new confirmed on completion of registration form. Registration will be on a first come basis and confirmation will be given on completion of Funding Officer challenge you're looking for and you have registration form obtained from contacting [email protected] some spare time on your hands we would Older & Active in East Kilbride are pleased to announce a new Health Walk starting in East Kilbride Town Centre. The Thinking of joining our Board of Directors or just want a chat love to hear from you. with a member of our team - call the office on 01698 285 163 Health Walk will begin from our community hub the Meeting Place and will last no longer than one hour. Our first walk will take place on Wednesday 13th June at 2pm. Older & Active in East Kilbride Carers Meetings also run a Minibus Service taking service users from their home to East Kilbride Town Centre. Our Minibus is fully accessible and Carers are The Network has 16 Carer led meetings planned during 2018.