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: Edinburgh: 0131 622 6666 / freephone 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 at rear. Midlothian: building is fully accessible and has 1 accessible bathroom with rails and alarm.

Other information

Languages other than English: Access to interpreters.

Charity number: SC020755

Year established: 1994

Staffing: 60 staff + approx. 40 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. Midlothian: Lothian buses to the nearby Tesco roundabout: 29, 39 and 46. Buses to the nearby Justinlees roundabout: Lothian 3 or East Coast 140. 5 min walk from Eskbank train station. 10 min walk from nearby Tesco. Parking – some parking, including disabled parking, is available within the complex and can be accessed if required.

Record last checked: 12 June 2024

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