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Information Session for Professionals

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Would you recognise an unpaid carer?

Come along to network and learn about what we do, how you can identify and signpost unpaid carers for support!

If you know any other professionals who work with carers, please let them know about this opportunity. This session will give professionals an overview of what we do at the Carers Centre and how we can work together to support the carers they work with.

✅ Learn how we support unpaid carers
✅ Meet our teams and learn what they all do
✅ Connect with other professionals
✅ Gain practical insights into the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, Adult Carer Support Plans and Young Carer Statements, the hospital discharge process involving the carer, and more!
Let’s work together to support carers in our community!

📅 Thursday 30 July
⏰ย From 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
📍 Carers Centre, 1a Bank Street or via Zoom

Register for the event here!ย 

⁉️ ย Alternatively, if you can’t make this one and you’d like to be informed about upcoming sessions via emails, please register your interest here.

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Consultation with the University of the West of Scotland

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Unpaid Carers Research Focus Group

Join us to discuss findings and influence future support and policy.ย 

If you care for someone affected by alcohol and/or drug use, this research may be of interest to you. April Shaw and Greig Inglis, lecturers from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), will be joining us to present their initial findings from the research titled โ€˜Behind the Scenes: Understanding the role of unpaid carers looking after people affected by alcohol and other drug use.โ€™

They will be seeking your insights on whether the presented findings accurately reflect peopleโ€™s experiences and whether thereโ€™s anything missing from this research.

More information about the research:

Carers Trust, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (SFAD), and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) have carried out interviews with people who provide unpaid care to someone affected by alcohol and/or drug use. The primary aims of this work are to:
1. Understand the lived experiences of carers who care for a person with substance use problems in Scotland.
2. Inform the development of supports and interventions as well as local and national policy and practice.

The recommendations are aimed at local and national policy makers and organisations involved in developing and delivering services to carers (paid/unpaid) and/or to people affected by drug/alcohol use.

The work is funded by Oxfam and UWS. Notes will be taken during the discussion, but no personal information will be recorded. If you would like more information, contact april.shaw@uws.ac.uk or greig.inglis@uws.ac.uk.

Please register by 1 pm on Tuesday 28 July; however,ย if you require a translator, please let us know at least 2 weeks in advance.

Details:
📅 Friday 31 July 2026
⏰ From 10 am to 12 noon
📍 In person only at the Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre
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July Falkirk Carers’ Voice

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Falkirk Carers, you’re invited!

Learn about support, share your experiences and have your say.ย 

We will welcome Donald Johnstone, Community Safety Advocate with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, and Heidi Anderson, Deputy CEO at Dial-a-Journey. They will talk about the service and support available from these organisations.

Meeting details:
📅 Monday 27 July 2026
⏰ย From 10 am to 12 noon
📍 At the Carers Centre in Falkirk or via Zoom

Register for the event here by 1pm on Thursday 23 July: https://form.jotform.com/CentralCarers/falkirk-carers-voice
Or get in touch with Sharlene Ramage, our Carer Participation Development Worker: sharleneramage@centralcarers.co.uk

⁉️ Did you know that you can read the previous meeting minutes on our website? Go to https://centralcarers.org/information/publications/

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Consultation: Dementia – Services and Support

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We are inviting Falkirk carers who care for someone with a dementia diagnosis to this consultation.

We would encourage you to join even if you havenโ€™t attended the previous consultations, asย your valuable insights can help shape dementia support.

Yvonne Cairns, NHS Forth Valley Dementia and Delirium Lead, and Emma Douglas, leader of the Community Mental Health Team for Older Adult Services, will be joining us again and are continuing to gather your views and experiences related to dementia services and support. The specific topic for this session will be confirmed later. During the session, Yvonne will also talk about how carersโ€™ views and feedback shared in the last few sessions have shaped improvements in the accident and emergency department.

Please register by 1 pm on Tuesday 21 July; however,ย if you require a translator, please let us know at least 2 weeks in advance.

Details:
📅 Thursday 23 July 2026
⏰ From 10 am to 12 noon
📍 In person at the Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre or on Zoom
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Online Survey: Care at Home Service

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The proposed changes may affect you.

Have your say now!

Daniel Stoddart, Care at Home and Review Lead at the Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (FHSCP), is seeking carersโ€™ views about the redesign of Falkirkโ€™s Care and Support at Home Service.

Theyโ€™re moving Falkirk Councilโ€™s Care at Home Team towards a reablement-focused service. To do this, they want to expand the team and change the kind of support they provide.

Their proposal is for an expanded Falkirk Council team that does three things:

Short-term reablement-care: This will be their main focus. They will support people new to the service or those leaving hospital. They will provide temporary support to help people increase their independence. Following this, people would move to a different local care provider for any long-term support, unless they have complex care needs.

Short-term support: The Falkirk Council team will also provide short-term support to help prevent emergency care home placements and hospital admissions.

Care at home: The Falkirk Council team will provide care at home to people who need enhanced support or if their needs cannot be met by other providers. This means most people will receive their ongoing care at home support from other local providers.

If you currently receive care at home from the Falkirk Council team, these changes may affect how your care is provided.

Most care at home will be provided by another local provider. If you need to change provider, you can choose your own or ask Falkirk Council to arrange a provider for you.

All local providers are held to the same standards as Falkirk Councilโ€™s own services. If you pay for your care, the cost of care would not change. Falkirk Councilโ€™s Social Work Adult Services will still manage your care plan.

You can share your views by completing their survey until Monday 6 July, by clicking here.

Current Vacancies – June 2026

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We have a new exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated candidate with good interpersonal and communication skills to join our team as an Office Administrator.

Applications for this post will close on Friday 17 July 2026.

Find out more about this role, and what skills and experience are required from the Job Profile document on our VACANCIES page. You can apply by filling in our Application Pack document, or you can use the link below to submit your application!

Important Service update for carers in Clackmannanshire

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Important Service update for carers in Clackmannanshire

We want to let carers in Clackmannanshire know about an upcoming change. From 1 July 2026. ย Adult Carer Support Plans and Young Carer Statements, along with ongoing statutory carer support, will transfer to Stirling Carers Centre

We will be writing to Clackmannanshire carers and asking if they would like their information passed over to Stirling Carers Centre. If you have any questions, please get in touch by emailing us at centre@centralcarers.co.uk or by phoning us on 01324 611510.

 

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Minutes for consultations with Falkirk Carers

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Here you can find all the minutes for consultations with Falkirk carers that took place in 2026.

These meetings provide a great opportunity for carers to meet with other carers, representatives from local authorities, and other third sector organisations. Carers can share their views and experiences to help shape local and national carer support, and learn about useful services, as well as important updates that may impact their caring role.

If you’d like to join upcoming carer consultations, please email Sharlene Ramage, Carer Participation Development Worker, sharleneramage@centralcarers.co.uk.

Date Guest Organisation Topic Link to minutes
09.06.26 Social Security Scotland Benefits Minutes
01.06.26 Woodlands Resource Centre (NHS The Bungalows) Mental Health Services for those aged 18-65 Minutes

 
28.05.26 Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership Changes to Integrated Discharge and Care at Home Services Minutes

 
21.05.26 Scottish Government and NHS Forth Valley Vaccines: Flu, Covid, RSV Minutes

 
14.05.26 NHS Forth Valley Dementia: Sensory Changes Minutes

 
07.05.26 University of Stirling Nursing Programme Minutes

 
24.04.26 Falkirk Councilโ€™s Children with Disabilities Social Work Team Services and Support Minutes

 
12.03.26 NHS Forth Valley Discharge Process & Medication Minutes

 
05.03.26 No guest CONSOLIDATE Network Research Minutes

 
13.02.26 Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership Hospital Discharge & Care at Home Services Minutes

 

 

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July Carer Essentials

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Falkirk Carers, you’re invited!

This session is designed to inform and empower unpaid carers in Falkirk so that they can care with confidence.

Youโ€™ll learn about:

  • Your rights as an unpaid carer
  • What we do at the Centre and how we can help
  • What other local services and support are available
  • What an Adult Carer Support Plan (ACSP) is and how you can benefit from it
Youโ€™ll also get to meet our teams and have the opportunity to ask your questions!

Ideal for those who:

  • are new to caring for a relative or friend
  • have registered with the Carers Centre in the last 6 months
  • or just would like a refresher of what we do and how we can help

Details:

📅 Wednesday 1 July
⏰ From 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm
📍 Carers Centre or Zoom
📝 Register here
For more information or to enquire about future sessions, please email 📧daynafaulds@centralcarers.co.uk
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Respitality Donor Spotlight: The Hippodrome in Bo’ness

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Celebrating 3 Years of Support from The Hippodrome!

The Hippodrome in Bo’ness has been part of the Respitality initiative for 3 fantastic years, donating free tickets to the Centre, allowing carers to take a break from their caring role and recharge.

Their continued support makes a real difference, and we would like to express our gratitude by celebrating them this month.

Who is The Hippodrome?

The Hippodrome in Bo’ness, winner of the Best Cinema Experience in Scotland 2019, is Scotlandโ€™s oldest surviving purpose-built cinema. With many original features preserved, stepping into the Hippodrome is like taking a step back in time. Carers enjoyed this charming, classic setting, as well as the opportunity to take time out from their day-to-day routine to relax and enjoy the fantastic selection of films.

How did carers benefit?

Carers who visited The Hippdrome through Respitality found the atmosphere great and the staff welcoming.

For some carers, the cost of outings can be challenging as one carer shared “We struggle to make ends meet and a trip to the cinema is a real treat.” Thanks to the generosity of The Hippodrome Cinema, we can offer free tickets to local carers and their families for film screenings. Many carers appreciated this opportunity to have a break from their caring role, and spend some time with family in a great atmosphere.ย 

Read the full case study here.

Are you a local business?

Learn more about the Respitality initiative and how you can get involved here.

Are you a carer?

To find out more, please contact our Short Breaks team on 01324 611510 (Option 1) or email shortbreaks@centralcarers.co.uk