Councils in Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts are continuing to exploit their dominant purchasing power, according to a new report from UKHCA, the professional association for homecare providers. Continue reading Councils ‘buying homecare on the cheap’
Six week course starts tomorrow at Pilton Community Health Project
“We cannot go on like this – patients and staff deserve so much better” – Labour MSP Neil Findlay
Immediate action is needed to shift the NHS towards long-term, fundamental change, according to a new report published today. Scottish Conservative health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP said the report should make ‘shameful reading’ for the Scottish government. Continue reading TERMINAL DECLINE? Auditor General calls for immediate action to save NHS in Scotland
22 – 26 October 2018
This is the third annual Charity Fraud Awareness Week aiming to help you increase resilience against fraud. Continue reading Charity Fraud Awareness Week
New figures published yesterday have revealed that smoking cessation services have failed to meet performance standards for the sixth year running. Continue reading New figures highlight need for sustained investment in smoking cessation services
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According to the Tories, austerity has ended and, thanks to the imposition over the last eight years of wage freezes and drastic cuts in public services, we are now benefiting! Continue reading Letters: The true cost of capitalism
Dogs Trust West Calder rehoming event
The team at Dogs Trust West Calder is hosting a fun and unique event where attendees can have a cup of tea and meet some fantastic Greyhounds who are looking for new homes and discover why they could be ‘Just Your Cup of Tea’. The event will take place on 4th November (2.00pm-3.00pm) at the West Calder Rehoming Centre in Bentyhead, West Lothian, EH55 8LE. Continue reading Dog Rescue to hold free event that’s just your cup of tea!
Edinburgh Shoreline Project event
Wednesday 7th November, 7 – 8.30pm
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – Inverleith Row
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Edinburgh Napier throws support behind Bike for Refugees Scotland charity
Edinburgh Napier is throwing its support behind a charity that refurbishes and distributes abandoned bicycles to refugees and asylum seekers across Scotland. Continue reading Bicycle recycle for refugee charity
‘Wilful Waste Makes Woeful Want’: Old Scots proverb rings true as Scots throw out woeful 1.1 million pumpkins at Halloween Continue reading Pumpkins: from devilish decoration to sumptuous scran!
