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Carers Publications

Booklets

The 2003 edition of the Carers Resource Book includes information on the changes to legislation as a result of the Community Care and Health Act 2002 and how this impacts on the lives of carers. The book has chapters on all aspects of the caring role including housing; respite both in the community and at home; what to do after a bereavement; and looking after yourself.

Douneside Weekend for Parent Carers - What works for Parents? - A colourful, 36-page report from a 2-day respite & training event for parents of children with disabilities. Full-colour hard copies are available from VSA Carers Centres upon request.


What Works for Men in a Caring Role? - A report from a one-day event held in North East Scotland on issues facing Male Carers.

Carers News

The Carers News is produced on a quarterly basis to provide up-to-date information to carers throughout Grampian. We have been producing the Carers News since the inception of the Carers Centre in 1994, originally a few hundred were photocopied on 4 A4 sheets, now the Carers News is 16 bound pages and we are producing approximately 7,000 copies per issue. Although the printing is done by a printer the content and layout are all done in-house at the Carers Centre. Here you can access each issue since Autumn 2001. It is an historical reference to the work of VSA Carers Centre and the projects throughout Grampian, and it also follows the national picture of developments in Carers issues.

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Guides

Disability benefit forms such as Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance can be quite daunting to complete. Therefore, we have produced the guides to assist carers, and the cared-for, to complete these forms. The guide includes a page by page explanation and also examples of how taking a diary of the difficulties or the support someone has or needs can help complete some of the more difficult questions.

Services We Provide

The below leaflets and publications detail some of the services that the VSA Carers Centre provide within the community. Please contact VSA's Carers Centre if you wish to request a leaflet.

  • Centre Leaflets
  • Carers Support Workers - Mental Health
  • Carers Support Workers
  • Carers Allowance
  • Therapeutic Opportunities
  • Welfare Rights Worker