Carers Connected Forum (South Lanarkshire)
Having your voice heard as a carer can be tough. Empowering carers in our communities to have their voices heard helps to promote direct involvement and influence improvement in the planning and delivery of health and social care services.
Being part of a consultative group with other carers can be an effective, innovative and responsive way to share your experiences thus bringing evidence based intelligence and best practice together.
We understand and appreciate how valuable your time is, therefore the topics for each Carers Connected group will be promoted on our website in advance of the meeting to allow carers to prioritise what is important to them and what they would like to be involved with.
Carers Connected is a consultative group of carers from across South Lanarkshire and carers representatives from other organisations. The uniqueness of this forum is that carers don’t need to be registered with an organisation they just need to live in South Lanarkshire.
Our Carers Connected meet on the last Tuesday of every month from 10am to 12pm
List of Dates for 2025
- Tuesday 30 September 2025 - East Kilbride Library
- Tuesday 25 November 2025 - Lanarkshire Carers Centre: Hamilton
For a list of the upcoming topics for discussion for our Carers Connected group and previously discussed topics, please see below.
Upcoming Topics
This month's forum will include the following:
No Need to Fall Project Workshop
The fourth of five workshops, run by the West of Scotland Innovation Team.
This project aims to develop, test and pilot new models of care to assist the older adult population, particularly those prone to falls or at risk of falls in Lanarkshire.
These workshops will be run over the course of the year to show progress on the new system. In this phase of the work, the project team will develop working models of ideas and would like your feedback to continue improving them.
We will also discuss any current and upcoming consultations and surveys that may be of interest to you.
This month's forum will include the following:
- Update on the No Need to Fall Workshop
- Feedback from Lanarkshire Carers AGM 2025
- Update from Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Carer Representative
- Information on any relevant current and upcoming surveys and consultations
Please note this meeting is in-person only and will take place at the East Kilbride Library, located in: The Olympia Shopping Centre, Churchill Avenue, East Kilbride, G74 1PG
Topics Discussed in 2025
This month's forum will include the following:
No Need to Fall Project Workshop
The third of four workshops, run by the West of Scotland Innovation Team.
This project aims to develop, test and pilot new models of care to assist the older adult population, particularly those prone to falls or at risk of falls in Lanarkshire.
These workshops will be run over the course of the year to show progress on the new system. In this phase of the work, the project team will develop working models of ideas and would like your feedback to continue improving them.
We will also discuss any current and upcoming consultations and surveys that may be of interest to you.
- Update on the No Need to Fall Workshop
- 30th Anniversary Celebrations - MSP's Recognition
- Carers Parliament Registration
- Update from Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Carer Representative
- Information on any relevant current and upcoming surveys and consultations
This will be a hybrid meeting with the opportunity to attend online or in person.
This month's forum will include the following:
- Update on the No Need to Fall Workshop
- Update on visit to Scottish Parliament
- Carers Parliament now open for registrations
- Information on any relevant current and upcoming surveys and consultations
This month's forum will include the following:
No Need to Fall Project Workshop
The second of four workshops, run by the West of Scotland Innovation Team.
This project aims to develop, test and pilot new models of care to assist the older adult population, particularly those prone to falls or at risk of falls in Lanarkshire.
These workshops will be run over the course of the year to show progress on the new system. In this phase of the work, the project team will develop working models of ideas and would like your feedback to continue improving them.
We will also discuss any current and upcoming consultations and surveys that may be of interest to you.
This month's forum will include the following:
- South Lanarkshire Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3) - Consultation with Carers living in South Lanarkshire
- Update from IJB Rep
- Information on any relevant current and upcoming surveys and consultations
This will be a hybrid meeting with the opportunity to attend online or in person.
- Update on the No Need to Fall workshop
- Update on South Lanarkshire Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3) - Local Consultations
- Update from Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Carer Representative
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
This month's forum will include the following:
No Need to Fall Project Workshop
The first of four workshops, run by the West of Scotland Innovation Team.
This project aims to develop, test and pilot new models of care to assist the older adult population, particularly those prone to falls or at risk of falls in Lanarkshire.
These workshops will be run over the course of the year to show progress on the new system. In this phase of the work, the project team will develop working models of ideas and would like your feedback to continue improving them.
We will also discuss any current and upcoming consultations and surveys that may be of interest to you.
This month's forum will include the following:
- A visit from the West of Scotland Innovation Team with an introduction to the ‘No Need to Fall’ project. This project aims to develop, test and pilot new models of care to assist the older adult population, particularly those prone to falls or at risk of falls in Lanarkshire.
- Update on Carers Parliament 2024.
- Review of Carers Connected Forum Terms of Reference.
- Introduction to the new Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Carer Representative.
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys.
Topics Discussed in 2024
This month's forum will include the following:
- Festive Lunch
- Information on the upcoming Carers Parliament 2024
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
This month's forum will include the following:
- A visit from South Lanarkshire Integrated Joint Board (IJB) to consult on the development of their new Strategic Commissioning Plan 2025-2028.
- Update from Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Carers Representative.
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys.
This month's forum will include the following:
- Discussion on the development of the South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) Strategic Commissioning Plan 2025 - 2028
- Update from Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Carer Representative
- South Lanarkshire Adult Protection Committee - Community Survey
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
This month's forum will include the following:
- Update on the NHS Lanarkshire Monklands Replacement Project - Digital consultations
- Discussion about Carers Parliament 2024
- Update from Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Carer Representative
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
This month's forum will include the following:
- Carers Parliament 2024 (Registration now open)
- Update from IJB Representative
- Research Study opportunity for Parent Carers
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
This month's forum will include the following:
- The Coalition of Carers in Scotland (COCIS) report - 'More than Equal' - Valuing and Supporting the expert contribution of people with lived experience.
- Launch of the new Carers Trust wellbeing resource for adult unpaid carers, "Caring For You".
- Carers UK Annual State of Caring Survey.
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
This month's forum will include the following:
- Information on Carers Week
- Update on Learning Disability, Autism and Neorodivegence (LDAN) Bill consultation
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
This month’s meeting is going to be a discussion which will cover the following:
- A visit from Bernie Perrie, Planning and Performance Manager for South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership to discuss:
- The Carers Partnership can consider how we can work to include the voices of carers
- The Carer Induction Pack for Integrated Joint Board (IJB)
- Update from Integrated Joint Board (IJB) Carer Representative
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
This month’s meeting is going to be a discussion which will cover the following:
- Update from IJB Representative
- Information and updates on current and upcoming consultations and surveys, including the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill consultation
- Discussion around future Carers Connected venues
- Update from IJB Representative
- Update on Carers Trust Scotland’s ‘Benefitting Older Carers’ Parliamentary Reception at Scottish Parliament
- Information on current and upcoming consultations and surveys, including the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill consultation
This month’s meeting is going to be a discussion which will cover the following:
- General catch-up with carers and reminder of terms of reference and purpose of this forum
- Feedback on Carers Trust Scotland’s ‘Benefitting Older Carers’ Parliamentary Reception at Scottish Parliament
- Sustainability and Value - South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership consultation activity
- Feedback session about South Lanarkshire Carers Strategy Consultation
- Information on current and upcoming consultations and surveys
Lanarkshire Carers Centre: Hamilton
Ground Floor Left
Princes Gate
60 Castle Street
Hamilton
ML3 6BU
Monday - Friday:
9:00am to 4:30pm
Lanarkshire Carers Centre: Airdrie
Airdrie Locality Support Services
92 Hallcraig Street
Airdrie
ML6 6AW
Monday - Friday:
9:00am to 4:30pm