Having now had the opportunity to talk it over with staff we have decided to close for drop in and phone calls on Monday 19th September.  This is will allow staff time to take part in reflecting on and marking the late Queen Elizabeth's state funeral. 
We also recognise that we provide a service to individuals and so carers who have appointments for that day will be contacted by their carer support worker to see if they want to keep or rearrange the appointment.
Queen Elizabeth had been an interested and involved patron for many charities and she passed this sense of duty and obligation on to her children and grandchildren.  Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, has been, and continues to be, instrumental in promoting the recognition and support of carers in the UK.  We offer our respect and condolences to her and the rest of the late Queen's family.

As part of the continuing work to improve the experience that patients and their families and carers have of a hospital journey Fife Carers Centre and Fife Health & Social Care Partnership want to hear from Carers of adults and older people who have some spent time in hospital since March 2019.  We will be hosting a couple of listening sessions where carers will be invited to share their perspective on how things went.  The sessions will take place in Dunfermline and Glenrothes.  If you would like to attend, you can book a place using the electronic link on the flyer below or by clicking here https://forms.office.com/r/x2y0YuBFxC or if you can't come along but would still like to have your say there will be an online opportunity which you can get access to by emailing PublicEngagement@fife.gov.uk

It's Carers Week and our Carer Support Workers are out and about all over Fife - check it out and pop along to see them if you can!
If you want to know more about any of the sessions listed below call the centre on 01592 205472, email us on centre@fifecarers.co.uk 
ON MONDAY

• LEVEN - at 10am we have a Carer's Social and Support Chat group meeting in the Caledonia Hotel bar in Leven for cups of coffee and a catch up
• CAMERON HOSPITAL - Carer Support workers Veronica and Debs will be available at to meet with carers of patients from 11am in the wards and from 1pm in the Sir George Sharp Unit
• DUNFERMINE - Carer Support worker Carol will be at the Well in Duloch Leisure Centre from 12.30pm - 2.30pm
• LOCHGELLY - we have a pop-up information point in the foyer of the Lochgelly Centre from 11.30am - 2.30pm

ON TUESDAY

• KIRKCALDY - Our befrienders and carers picnic is taking place from 1pm in Ravenscraig Park
• CROSSFORD, CAIRNEYHILL and CROMBIE - Carer Support worker Carol will be accompanying the Mobile Library and providing information about Fife Carers Centre and how we can help support unpaid carers in the area
• NEWPORT – Ali will be hosting the Arts & Crafts sessions from 10.30am – 12.30pm
• ST ANDREWS – Carer Support Workers Ali and Debs will be providing a pop-up information stand in the foyer at Morrisons
• LEVEN – Carer Support Worker Bogusia will be at the Well in Leven in the morning and hosting a pop-up information stand at the library from 2pm

ON WEDNESDAY

• CUPAR – Carer Support Workers Veronica and Evan will be providing a pop-up information point at the Adamson Hospital from 11am – 1pm
• ST ANDREWS – Carer Support Worker Ali will be providing a pop-up information point at the Botanic Gardens

ON THURSDAY

• GLENROTHES – Carer Support Worker Veronica will be providing a pop-up information point at Glenrothes Hospital from 11am to 1pm
• LEVEN – Carer Support Worker Bogusia will be providing a pop-up information point at Leven Health Centre from 1pm
• CUPAR – Carer Support Worker Ali will be providing a pop-up information point at Caulder Garden Centre from 9.30am – 12.30pm
• ST ANDREWS - Carer Support Workers Ali & Grant will be providing a pop-up information stand in the foyer at Morrisons
• KIRKCALDY – Carer Support Worker Grant will be providing support at the Well in St Bryce Kirk from 10am – 12noon

ON FRIDAY

• ST ANDREWS - Carer Support Workers Veronica & Andy will be providing a pop-up information point at ST Andrews Community Hospital from 11am to 1pm

ON SATURDAY

• DALGETY BAY – Carer Support workers Carol and Janet will be providing a pop-up information point at the Dalgety Bay Gala

Are you a carer up in North East Fife? We have a lovely activity group starting in Carer's Week and running for a few weeks - it's a wonderful opportunity to explore your creative side and share some happy and positive time with other carers.
If you are interested in joining in then get in touch in Ali Millican on ali.millican@fifecarers.co.uk or call her on 07736 927991