The Borders Carers Centre (SCIO)
Supporting carers throughout the Borders tel: 01896 752431              Scottish Charity No. SC028087
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Useful Links for carers, their families and professionals

Please note, that, as a Charity, we cannot endorse private services.  Please do not ask us to link to sites.  Thank you
Carers Trust

Care Info Scotland 

Carers Scotland

BIAS (Borders Independent Advocacy Services)

Action for Children (Young Carers under the age of 18)

BANG (Borders Additional Needs Group) 

Borders General Hospital

Health in my Language

Borders Multiple Sclerosis Society

Patient Information (linked to GPs)

Money advice service

National Autistic Society

Stroke 4 Carers

Care Information Scotland

Citizens Advice Patient Advice and Support

Shared Care Scotland

Domestic Abuse Advocacy Service

See Me - challenging mental health stigma

Scottish Autism

Useful checklist of questions to ask Psychiatrist/Mental Health Team when caring for someone with Mental Health issues.

Doc Ready

Silver Line helpline for older people 0800 4 70 80 90

Project Linus - voluntary organisation providing sick and traumatised babies and children with hand made comfort blankets

NHS TCAT (information for patients and carers following cancer treatment)

Carers Holidays - membership scheme for discounted holidays (at home and abroad) for carers

Promoting continence for people living with dementia and long-term conditions 

StressBusters

New Partnership to tackle LGBT Hate Crime in Scotland

Child Protection Procedures

Quiet Places holidays for carers

Carers and confidentiality when caring for someone with a mental health condition

A useful checklist for people caring for someone with a mental health condition

Self Directed Support help and advice

The Mental Welfare Commmision

Good life, good death, good grief - a safe place to openly  discuss death, dying and bereavement

Debt advice

Information on Attendance Allowance and your entitlement

Find a local counsellor 

Toolkit for speaking to a young person about self harm

Medicines in Scotland - what's the right treatment for me? 

Alcohol and dementia

Smoking and dementia 

Dementia in the workplace - a guide for employers

Caring for someone with early stage dementia

Age Scotland - information and advice for living with and caring for someone with dementia

Touchbase - DWP news about work, working-age benefits, pensions and services.

L
uminate - Celebrating Scotland's creative ageing population.

NHS Wellbeing point

​Turn 2 Us - benefits check calculator

Free Carer Entry and template letters to write to individual organisations

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​The Borders Carers Centre, Brewerybrig, Low Buckholmside, Galashiels TD1 1RT    01896 752431
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