{"id":481,"date":"2026-10-15T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/?page_id=481"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:44:56","slug":"information-for-relatives-and-carers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/information-for-relatives-and-carers\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for Relatives and Carers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"a-carer-is-someone-who-provides-unpaid-care-and-support-to-a-family-member-or-friend-who-needs-help-with-daily-living-due-to-disability-illness-frailty-or-other-conditions-useful-websites-for-carers\"><strong>A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to a family member or friend who needs help with daily living due to disability, illness, frailty, or other conditions.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"a-carer-is-someone-who-provides-unpaid-care-and-support-to-a-family-member-or-friend-who-needs-help-with-daily-living-due-to-disability-illness-frailty-or-other-conditions-useful-websites-for-carers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful Websites for Carers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stroke.org.uk\/\">Stroke Association | Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chss.org.uk\/\">Home &#8211; Chest Heart &amp; Stroke Scotland (chss.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ageuk.org.uk\/\">Age UK | The UK&#8217;s leading charity helping every older person who needs us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cas.org.uk\/\">Citizens Advice Scotland (cas.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carersuk.org\/\">UK | Carers UK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coel.org.uk\/\">Carers of East Lothian \u2013 Supporting people who care for family and friends (coel.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carers-westlothian.com\/\">About CoWL &#8211; Carers West Lothian (carers-westlothian.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/edinburghheadway.org.uk\/\">Edinburgh Headway Group &#8211; brain injury charity<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/\">Social care and support guide &#8211; NHS (www.nhs.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/stroke\/recovery\/\">Stroke &#8211; Recovery &#8211; NHS (www.nhs.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.think-ahead.org.uk\/help-for-carers\">Help for Carers | Think Ahead Stroke (think-ahead.org.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"supporting-conversations-following-a-stroke\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting Conversations Following a Stroke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NHS video on supported communication for carers:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvimeo.com%2F847042268%2Fe16d8311e6&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSioned.Lloyd-Davies%40nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk%7C14154c922d9a4cb06e1708db8cf42820%7C10efe0bda0304bca809cb5e6745e499a%7C0%7C0%7C638258753023891494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ulAytWEVozxl6MaOY8m2sUgD09rJXfEH9g%2Bo7j6XsY4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/847042268\/e16d8311e6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/07\/Supported-conversation-handout.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Supported-conversation-handout.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-86f9e5e9-1ec3-4e93-a32d-df582d293680\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/07\/Supported-conversation-handout.pdf\">Supported-conversation-handout<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/slt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/07\/Supported-conversation-handout.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-86f9e5e9-1ec3-4e93-a32d-df582d293680\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to a family member or friend who needs help with daily living due to disability, illness, frailty, or other conditions. 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