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Some of the different courses featured in our new programme will:

• Help you manage stress in your caring role
• Learn more about the condition of the person that you care for
• Help you maintain your overall physical and mental health & wellbeing

It’s important for carers to look after their own health and wellbeing, as well as the person they care for.

Lanarkshire Carers has developed an online resource for carers. Click here to find out more.

Lanarkshire Carers Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on Wednesday 27 September 2023.

The award follows a rigorous assessment of Lanarkshire Carers services to unpaid carers across both local authority areas, as well as the quality of its leadership, staff, internal processes and engagement with key local partners and stakeholders.

Lanarkshire Carers are Proud Scotland Small Employer Award 2023 Winners!

We were delighted to be visited by Wendy Chamberlain, MP for North East Fife at Lanarkshire Carers Centre: Hamilton on Tuesday 30 May 2023 to discuss her Carer’s Leave Bill, which gained Royal Assent on Thursday 25 May 2023 and gives employees across Great Britain the right to take unpaid leave from work to care for older, disabled or seriously ill relatives or friends.

Lanarkshire Carers is delighted to have been awarded Exemplary status for Carer Positive. This award is presented to employers in Scotland who are recognised for exemplary support for working carers.