Carers Link Lowdown

In this episode Katy chats to two new(ish) member of Carers Link's staff - Claire and Veronica.

Claire works on our wellbeing project and talks about why you should get in touch, and what she can do t…

In this episode Katy talks to Scott, Carers Link's Employability Coordinator, about how our new service can help carers. They chat about the skills that you develop as a carer and how they are releva…

In this episode Katy talks to Iain Macdonald from East Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau about the cost of living crisis. They discuss tips to minimise energy costs and expenditure as well as exp…

This week we welcomed Shannen Calderwood, our new Wellbeing Worker who came along to talk about her new role, why wellbeing is important, and how she can help carers whose wellbeing needs a boost

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Another in our occasional office banter episodes, where members of Carers Link staff chat about a topic. This time Katy is joined by Adam, Heather & Jon to talk about all things holidays - our earlie…

In the final episode of our short series on Guardianship Katy talks to Fiona, a parent carer who has recently got guardianship for her son, and Martin fills in any final details about the practicalit…

In this episode, Katy is joined by Martin, a solicitor with Caesar & Howie solicitors, who have launched Parent Carer Legal Support to support parent carers through the process of guardianship.

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In this episode, Katy is joined by Martin, a solicitor with Caesar & Howie solicitors, who have launched Parent Carer Legal Support to support parent carers through the process of guardianship.

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In this episode Jon returns to join Katy and talk about technology, and how Carers Link can help you use it. Jon also talks to Shona and Cameron about their experiences of the support our Switched On…

Another of our office banter episodes, this one is all about Christmas. There is a Christmas quiz, hosted by Heather (and it will be easy to beat our scores - Catriona won with 3 out of 10) and then …

In this episode, Katy and Catriona are joined by David, one of the Carers Link tech buddies and a registered electrician. They discussed the new Scottish legislation around smoke, heat, and carbon mo…

In this episode, Katy is joined by Catriona, one of Carers Link's carer support workers who focuses on finding breaks for carers.

Today Katy and Catriona speak to Shubhanna Hussain-Ahmed from the Coa…

This week we welcomed Elaine Marsh, a Digital Lead at the Health and Social Care Partnership and Martin Will, the Telecare Manager in East Dunbartonshire to the podcast. Katy spoke to Martin and Elai…

The Carers Link Lowdown is back with another episode for unpaid carers in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

In this episode, Katy spoke to our Young Carer Wellbeing Coordinator, Lauren, and two of our y…

We're back with another episode of Carers Link Lowdown! This time Katy is flying solo hosting and she's joined by young adult carers Jessica, Lauren, and Stephen as well as Carers Link collaborators …

We have another fun Office Banter episode for you this week! Jon and Katy welcomed frequent guests, Heather and Clair, and spoke (and joked) about all things spring, spring cleaning, and stubborn sta…

Welcome back to another episode of the Carers Link Lowdown!

This time Jon and Katy spoke to Sam from the East Dunbartonshire Community Service Volunteers. Sam told us all about the services the volun…

Today we're back with a very important episode about COVID-19 Vaccinations for unpaid carers in Scotland. Jon and Katy spoke to Shubhanna Hussai from the Coalition of Carers in Scotland about vaccine…

After a short break, we're back with a new episode and a new name! Welcome to the Carers Link Lowdown! We hope you like the new name and are, as always, open to any suggestions.

This episode Jon and …

Happy New Year everyone and welcome back to the Carers Link Podcast! In today's episode we chatted with our newest member of staff, Catriona. She spoke to us about her work helping to organise our gr…