Resources

Personal Social Care – what works for older people living in rural areas?

Published 2018. This is a background and discussion note for the Rural Wisdom project and everyone else who is interested in making rural communities work well for older people. It draws on conversations with people in the 5 demonstration areas in Scotland and Wales and what we are hearing from people in other rural areas.

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Notes and Ideas from Inverness Rural Wisdom Get-Together: March 2018

Published 2018. Rural Wisdom is a community development and shared learning project that explores the impact of community-based activities that are led by older people living in rural areas. It has been designed to benefit people across the UK. These are the notes from our discussion at our event in Inverness in March 2018.

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Mums Returning to Work Discussion Paper

Published 2018. This discussion paper complements the Mums going back to work guide. It helps highlight the good practice of employers in Scotland as well as looking for solutions to support Mums to have equal access to work.

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Mums Returning to Work Guide

Published 2018. This guide outlines some of the issues women are facing in their return to work. It gives information about support networks and shares some of their experiences – which we hope will give some emotional and practical reassurance to other women in these circumstances.

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Handy places to get more information

Published 2018. This document is a list of some links that we have found useful and hope that you will too.

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Tips for people with a reduced appetite

Published 2018. If you, or someone you know, is eating less than usual then these tips might be able to help.

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