The Forum was established in 1992 as a forum for Voluntary Care organisations which represent the interests of carers and users of services
throughout the Western Isles. It is actively involved in national and local consultations on behalf of the voluntary and independent care sectors and works closely with the statutory care sectors at a statutory planning level.
We provide services directly to carers and users by disseminating information, maintaining a register of family carers, producing regular newsletters and providing a Directory of Care Services.
Western Isles Community Care Forum SCIO (WICCF) has secured funding for, and administered projects which benefited informal carers, for example, provision of funding for respite, free ice grips and the Carers’ Trainers’ Project, which offers support and training to informal carers.
The Forum has a Board of Directors which is made up from the Co-ordinators/Service Managers from some of the Voluntary Care Organisations throughout the islands and one carer representative.
| Organisation | Director | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | Morag Munro | 07778598311 |
| Cobhair Bharraigh | Margaret Ann Beggs | 01871 810906 |
| Leverburgh Care Home | Isabel Campbell | 01859 520296 |
| Crossroads Care Harris | Marion Macdonald | 07305078815 |
| Crossroads (Lewis) | Christina Isabella Macleod | 01851 705422 |
| Bethesda Care Home & Hospice | Carol Somerville | 01851 706222 |
| Western Isles Association of Mental Health | Rebecca Mahoney | 01851 704964 |
| Tagsa Uibhist | Chris MacLullich | 01870 602111 |
| Alzheimer Scotland (L&H) | Ellen Donnelly | 01851 702123 |
| Caraidean Uibhist | Jozanne Margaret Joyce Sinclair | 01870 603233 |
| Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland | Lily Mackenzie | 07771821836 |
| Carer Representative | Karen Taylor | |
| Carer Representative | Tracey Walker | |
| Carer Representative | Isabel Murray | 01851 810638 |
Membership
| Organisation | Telephone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Care Harris | 07305078815 | www.crossroadsisleofharris.co.uk | |
| Leverburgh Care Home | 01859 520296 | www.fpchurch.org.uk/care-homes/leverburgh-care-home/ | |
| Harris Voluntary Service | 01859 502171 | www.harrisvs.org.uk | |
| Advocacy Western Isles | 01851 701755 | www.advocacywi.co.uk | |
| Alzheimers Scotland | 01851 702123 | www.alzscot.org | |
| Bethesda Care Home & Hospice | 01851 706222 | www.bethesdahospice.co.uk | |
| Crossroads (Lewis) | 01851 705422 | www.crossroadslewis.co.uk | |
| Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland | 07771821836 | www.chss.org.uk | |
| Catch 23/WIAMH | 01851 704964 | www.wiamh.org | |
| Penumbra | 01851 706360 | www.penumbra.org.uk | |
| Caraidean Uibhist | 01870 602233 | ||
| Carer – Joan MacCuish | 01876 540246 | ||
| Carer – Isabel Murray | 01851 810638 | ||
| Carer – Karen Taylor | |||
| Carer – Tracey Walker | |||
| Tagsa Uibhist | 01870 602111 | www.tagsa-uibhist.com | |
| Cobhair Bharraigh | 01871 810906 | ||
| VoiceAbility | 07974 419046 | www.voiceability.org | |
| Ark Housing | 01851 705753 | www.arkha.org.uk |
A membership form is available, if you are a voluntary care organisation in the Western Isles and you wish to become a member of Western Isles Community Care Forum.
Staff
Office
Peggy Mackay, Co-ordinator (Full-time)
Hazel Macleod, Office Administrator (Part-time)
Community
Catriona Macdonald, Training & Assessment Officer, Lewis & Harris
Catherine MacDougall, Training & Assessment Officer, Uist & Barra
