Caring and Coronavirus

As a carer you may be concerned about how Coronavirus (COVID-19) will impact your health, the health of the person you care for and/or your caring role. We have provided some useful information and guidance below to help you understand the current situation and the support that is available to help you in your caring role.

Public information and guidance around Coronavirus (COVID-19) is changing on a regular basis. We will try to keep all of the information we publish here as accurate and up to date as possible.

Flu & Coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccination

Spring vaccination programme

NHS Scotland recommends you have the spring vaccine this year if you:

are aged 75 years and over on 30 June 2024 (i.e. born on or before 30 June 1949)
live in a care home for older adults
are aged 6 months or over (by or on 31 March 2024) and have a weakened immune system

Flu & Coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccination

COVID-19 Vaccine information for the BAME Community

Lanarkshire Carers are delighted to have worked in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire, community leaders and members of the local BAME community to support a better understanding of the COVID-19 vaccination and to address concerns about the misinformation targeted at BAME communities via social media.

For further information, please click below.

COVID-19 Vaccine information for the BAME Community

General Guidance for Carers

Follow Core Public Health Advice

A lot of misinformation is circulating about coronavirus. Make sure you follow advice from reputable sources. We suggest checking the following websites regularly as advice and guidance is changing on a regular basis:

Information on COVID-19 is also available in different languages and formats via NHS Inform: