invitation to consultation with Central Advocacy Partners

Consultation: Central Advocacy Partners (CAP)

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Understanding Advocacy Support

Discover the role of independent advocacy and the support available in Falkirk for learning disabled and/or autistic people aged 16 and over.Β 

We will welcome Central Advocacy Partners (CAP), an independent, relationship-based advocacy service for learning disabled and/or autistic people aged 16 and over. Their office is based in Falkirk, supporting people from Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire.

Bob Thomson, Advocacy Worker, will explain what independent advocacy is and the role of the advocacy worker. You will learn about the different groups and projects CAP provide and what CAP does and doesn’t do.

Bob will also talk about the issues people face, why they seek support from CAP, and how CAP’s role differs from social work, health, the Carers Centre and other statutory services. There will be plenty of time for questions too!

Details:
📅 Friday 13th November 2026
⏰ From 10 am0 to 12 noon
📍 In person at the Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre or on Zoom
Register for the event here: https://form.jotform.com/CentralCarers/consultation_central_advocacy

invitation to consultation about the mobile emergency care service

Consultation: Mobile Emergency Care Service

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Help Shape the Future of MECS and Telecare Services

Tell us what’s working well, what could be improved, and learn more about the support available through Mobile Emergency Care Service (MECS).

Join us to hear from Lynn Adams, MECS Team Manager, and Rachel McIntyre, Telecare Supervisor, from Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership. They are keen to gather your feedback on current services, learn what is working well, and hear your ideas for future improvements.

Rachel will also demonstrate some of the Telecare supports available and discuss how technology can help people stay safe and independent at home.

Please register by 1 pm on Wednesday 4th November; however, if you require a translator, please let us know at least 2 weeks in advance.

Details:
📅 Friday 6th November 2026
⏰ From 1 to 3 pm
📍 In person at the Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre or on Zoom
Register for the event here: https://form.jotform.com/CentralCarers/consultation-mecs

invitation to carer essentials in November

November 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.

You’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
You’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:

🙋For unpaid carers in the Falkirk district, who are registered with the Carers Centre
📅 Wednesday 4th November
⏰ 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
invitation to anxiety and depression awareness session on 29th October from 10.30 am

Anxiety and Depression Awareness

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Understanding Anxiety and Depression

Practical guidance, wellbeing strategies, and support to help you recognise and manage anxiety and depression.

We are delighted to welcome Jamie Studders, Staff Nurse from Woodlands Resource Centre, who will provide valuable information and practical guidance on anxiety and depression, helping carers to better understand these common mental health conditions and recognise the signs and symptoms in themselves and others.

Topics Covered
✅ Understanding anxiety and depression
✅ Raising awareness and reducing stigma
✅ Recognising signs and symptoms
✅ Practical tips and strategies for managing mental wellbeing
✅ Sources of support and further information

Whether you are supporting someone living with anxiety or depression or simply want to learn more about mental health and wellbeing, this session offers a welcoming space to gain knowledge, ask questions, and build confidence.

Details:

🙋For unpaid carers in the Falkirk district, who are registered with the Carers Centre
📅 Thursday 29th October
⏰ From 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
📍 Carers Centre, 1a Bank Street or on Zoom
For more information or to register as a carer with the Carers Centre first, please email 📧 daynafaulds@centralcarers.co.uk.
consultation with NHS Forth Valley on 12th March from 10 am in the Carers Centre

Consultation: NHS Forth Valley

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Falkirk Carers, you’re invited!Β 

Share your views and experiences to help shape NHS services.

Karen Goudie, Executive Nurse Director, and Ross McGuffie, Chief Executive of NHS Forth Valley, will be joining us. This is a great opportunity to speak with Ross and Karen about NHS services. Past sessions have discussed the accident and emergency area, recognition of carers within NHS settings, and hospital discharge processes. We shall continue these discussions on the day, and you can raise your concerns about NHS Forth Valley.

The minutes of the previous meetings can be found here.

Please register by 1 pm on Friday 16th October; however,Β if you require a translator, please let us know at least 2 weeks in advance.

Details:
📅 Tuesday 20th October 2026
⏰ From 1 pm to 3 pm
📍 In person at the Falkirk & Clackmannanshire Carers Centre, 1a Bank Street or on Zoom
invitation to help with transitions drop in cafe taking place in May

October Drop-in Cafe: Help with Transitions

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Parents and unpaid carers of young people with additional support needs, pop in for a chat!

Join us if the child you care for is approaching or going through transitions, aged between 14 and 25, and lives in the Falkirk area.

Fiona Maguire (formerly known as Douglas), Transitions Coordinator for Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), is hosting monthly ‘Drop-in CafΓ©s’ in the Carers Centre (1a Bank Street, Falkirk, FK1 1NB). You can drop in between 10 am and 1 pm on the dates below with questions or for a chat about transitions. These sessions are open to unpaid carers registered with the Carers Centre.Β 

✅ Ask questions about support available
✅ Learn how young people are supported in their transitions beyond school

Details:

🙋For unpaid carers in the Falkirk district, who are registered with the Carers Centre
📅 Thursday 16th October
🕒 From 10 am to 1 pm
📍 Carers Centre, 1A Bank Street, Falkirk, FK1 1NB
❗We would appreciate if you could book your place here so that we can anticipate numbers, or just feel free to drop in on the day.Β 

If you have any questions or you are not registered with the Carers Centre, but would like to attend, please email daynafaulds@centralcarers.co.uk.

The next sessions will take place on Thursdays between 10 and 1pm on the following dates:

  • 12 November
  • 10 December
meeting invite to consultation about Falkirk's Care at Home redesign

Consultation: Falkirk’s Care at Home redesign

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Have Your Say!Β 

Find out about proposed changes, hear how your feedback has influenced developments, and share your views.

Daniel Stoddart, Care at Home and Review Lead for Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership will join us to tell us about developments regarding Falkirk’s Care at Home redesign. Many of you will have been involved with consultations in the Carers Centre with Daniel or completed his questionnaire on Participate+. Daniel will also tell you how your views have helped to shape this new service.

Please register by 1 pm on Tuesday 29 September; however, if you require a translator, please let us know at least 2 weeks in advance.

Details:
📅 Thursday 1 October 2026
⏰ From 1 to 3 pm
📍 In person at the Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre or on Zoom
Register for the event here: https://form.jotform.com/CentralCarers/FHSCP-consultation

Invitation to Dementia Consultation

Consultation: Dementia – Services and Support

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Do you care for someone with a dementia diagnosis and live in Falkirk?

If so, you are invited to this consultation. We would encourage you to join even if you haven’t attended any the previous ones, asΒ 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 carers’ 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 15 September; however,Β if you require a translator, please let us know at least 2 weeks in advance.

Details:
📅 Thursday 17 September 2026
⏰ From 10 am to 12 noon
📍 In person at the Falkirk and Clackmannanshire Carers Centre or on Zoom
invitation to help with transitions drop in cafe taking place in May

September Drop-in Cafe: Help with Transitions

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Parents and unpaid carers of young people with additional support needs, pop in for a chat!

Join us if the child you care for is approaching or going through transitions, aged between 14 and 25, and lives in the Falkirk area.

Fiona Maguire (formerly known as Douglas), Transitions Coordinator for Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), is hosting monthly ‘Drop-in CafΓ©s’ in the Carers Centre (1a Bank Street, Falkirk, FK1 1NB). You can drop in between 10 am and 1 pm on the dates below with questions or for a chat about transitions. These sessions are open to unpaid carers registered with the Carers Centre.Β 

✅ Ask questions about support available
✅ Learn how young people are supported in their transitions beyond school

Details:

🙋For unpaid carers in the Falkirk district, who are registered with the Carers Centre
📅 Thursday 17 September
🕒 From 10 am to 1 pm
📍 Carers Centre, 1A Bank Street, Falkirk, FK1 1NB
❗We would appreciate if you could book your place here so that we can anticipate numbers, or just feel free to drop in on the day.Β 

If you have any questions or you are not registered with the Carers Centre, but would like to attend, please email daynafaulds@centralcarers.co.uk.

The next sessions will take place on Thursdays between 10 and 1pm on the following dates:

  • 15 October
  • 12 November
  • 10 December
6- week autism course

6-week Parent Information Programme

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Parents and unpaid carers of children on the autism spectrum, this series is for you.

Join this welcoming, conversational group led by Scottish Autism!

Scottish Autism’s Community Advisors will create a safe space that allows parents and carers to come together, share experiences, and learn from one another. Across six relaxed sessions, the group explores neurodiversity, communication and thinking styles, sensory understanding, stress and wellbeing, family relationships, and wider support networks, with time for reflection and open discussion throughout. This is a space for connection, conversation, and mutual support.

Session 1 (13th Aug): Introduction to Neurodiversity and Autism
Session 2 (20th Aug): Communication and Thinking StylesΒ 
Session 3 (3rd Sept): Sensory UnderstandingΒ 
Session 4 (10th Sept): Stress and WellbeingΒ 
Session 5 (1st Oct): The Wider Family and Circles of SupportΒ 
Session 6 (8th Oct): Final ReflectionsΒ 

Details:

📅 Thursday on the above dates
🕒 From 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
📍 Carers Centre, 1A Bank Street, Falkirk, FK1 1NB or Zoom
❗ Register here.Β 

If you have any questions or you are not registered with the Carers Centre, but would like to attend, please email daynafaulds@centralcarers.co.uk.