Month: December 2018

SCOTLAND’S OLDEST COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT THREATENED WITH CLOSURE AFTER DRASTIC FUNDING CUTS

Young people’s mental health services among those facing the axe Continue reading SCOTLAND’S OLDEST COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT THREATENED WITH CLOSURE AFTER DRASTIC FUNDING CUTS

North Edinburgh Fights Back … Part One

COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS CUTS

Following a number of emails and telephone conversations over the last 48 hours I can confirm that a community meeting has now been organised to discuss a community response to the Health and Social Care Grants recommendations. Continue reading North Edinburgh Fights Back … Part One

New taskforce to lead on Human Rights

A taskforce will be set up to take forward recommendations from the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership.
The announcement was made by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Human Rights Day, as the group published their final report, with seven recommendations to ensure Scotland is an international leader in building a rights-based society.
Welcoming the report and its ambition for Scotland, the First Minister said: “I set up the Advisory Group to offer advice on how we can further enhance human rights, as I wanted to ensure Brexit does not harm human rights in Scotland and that we remain in step with future advances in EU human rights. I also asked for recommendations to ensure Scotland is an international leader in respecting and enhancing human rights.
“I share the ambition in this report that Scotland should introduce a human rights statutory framework and I support their recommendation that this should be done through public engagement, working across the public sector, civic society and parliament. As a first step I will establish a National Taskforce, early in 2019, to progress these plans.
“It is fitting that the report is published as we celebrate Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the signing the UN Declaration of Human Rights. I would like to thank Professor Alan Miller and all members of the group for their work and hope they continue to support efforts to deliver the human rights that will improve lives.”
The full report can be found below and is available online.

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Two major milestones for sheltered housing in Leith

Port of Leith Housing Association is celebrating landmark anniversaries of not one but two sheltered housing developments which have played a big part of life in Leith for 25 years and 30 years respectively. Continue reading Two major milestones for sheltered housing in Leith