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 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, or peer support. They also provide free training courses for unpaid carers and a COSCA registered counselling service. Additional location - Midlothian: VOCAL Midlothian Carer Centre, 30/1 Hardengreen Estate, Dalkeith, EH22 3NX, Tel 0131 663 6869 / freephone 0808 196 6666. Email - Midlothian: midlothian@vocal.org.uk .
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 or midlothian@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: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Edinburgh: 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, If you have a Blue Badge, you can park on Casselbank Street, just 2 minutes away from our Carers’ Hub.
Other information
Languages other than English: Access to interpreters.
Charity number: SC020755
Year established: 1994
Staffing: 60 staff + approx. 40 volunteers
Public transport: Buses: Lothian 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 25 to Foot of the Walk (stop outside the office) or 21, 34, 35 to Great Junction Street (2-minute walk). Tram: Foot of the Walk stop is a 5-minute walk from our Carers’ Hub. There is limited paid and permit-holder parking on the side streets surrounding Leith Walk. There is some free parking nearby but spaces are limited, such as at Leith Links, which is a 5-minute walk from our Carers’ Hub.
Record last checked: 24 June 2025