VOCAL - Voice of Carers Across Lothian
Contact details
VOCAL - Voice of Carers Across Lothian
VOCAL Edinburgh Carers’ Hub
60 Leith Walk
Edinburgh
EH6 5HB
Public phone: 0808 196 6666
Email: centre@vocal.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.vocal.org.uk
General information
Service offered: VOCAL supports and empowers unpaid carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian through individual support, information, training and access to services. It is a carer led organisation providing support and information on different topics such as Power of Attorney ,legal surgeries, stress management, group work, peer support and also provide free training courses for unpaid carers and COSCA registered counselling service.
Target group: Unpaid carers
Area served: Edinburgh, Midlothian
How to contact: Phone (0808 196 6666), online referral form at http://vocal.org.uk/referrals/, email centre@vocal.org.uk.
Availability
Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 8pm
Wednesday: 9am - 8pm
Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 5pm
Weekends: Closed
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: -
Accessible toilets: -
Access notes: Level access at rear and stair lift linking Lower Ground and Ground floor. Fully accessible toilets on Lower Ground floor. Georgian building on four floors (three open to public, two of which are served by a stairlift). Disabled parking available at rear
Other information
Languages other than English: Access to interpreters.
Charity number: SC020755
Year established: 1994
Staffing: 40 staff + c.100 volunteers
Public transport: (Edinburgh) directly served by Lothian buses 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25, or 49 Free on-street parking on Leith Walk/surrounding streets. Blue badge parking directly outside on Leith Walk.
Record last checked: 29 June 2023