Posts Tagged ‘community support’
Exploring your Community Sector
Exploring your Community Sector At Outside the Box we are sharing the Community Solutions report, showing what we have learned around how the collective efforts can reach more people and help people stay well in their own homes and communities. We used the phrase ’community sector’, and that is prompting some conversations – is this…
Read MoreHow can getting together with other people for a chat make health services work better? Part 2
How can getting together with other people for a chat make health services work better? Part 2 Over the past few years Outside the Box has been working with people in the NHS and councils, national bodies, and community groups. The work was in partnership with Healthcare Improvement Scotland. All the ideas and case examples…
Read MoreFood Stories & Community Learning
Govanhill Food Stories Community Market Food Stories & Community Learning It started out as a cloudy Saturday morning, but by the time we arrived at Govanhill Food Stories Community Market last weekend, the clouds had cleared and crowds had gathered to enjoy the sun. The theme of the market was ‘Food Stories’, celebrating Govanhill’s multicultural…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Peer Support
The Benefits of Peer Support Why mums join groups Following on from our initial work setting up mums’ peer support groups in the Scottish Borders 11 years ago, we decided it was a good opportunity to follow up with some of those original mums and to talk to others about informal peer support. We…
Read MoreCommunity Solutions: Other Useful Resources
Community Solutions: Other Useful Resources Community Solutions is a collaborative project looking to increase the learning and options around community solutions that give people more access to social care and health care in Scotland. We are working with Healthcare Improvement Scotland to use this learning to improve the ways Health and Social Care Partnerships work…
Read MoreUsing a Whole Systems Approach: Eyemouth Gateway to Good Health
Eyemouth Gateway to Good Health (Whole Systems Approach) The Eyemouth Gateway to Good Health is a joint pilot project by NHS Scotland and Scottish Borders Council. It uses a Whole Systems Approach, involving community partners who have been involved in shaping the project from the outset. The overall aim of the project was to address…
Read MoreBraemar Care
Braemar Care Braemar Care is a SCIO which was set up due to the difficulties in obtaining care for local people who were in need. Braemar Care provides an information and advice service to anyone who could benefit from additional support in their daily lives, care is provided via self-employed carers from within the community…
Read MoreTalking Points East Renfrewshire
Talking Points East Renfrewshire Talking Points works to host a network of over seventy organisations, including East Renfrewshire HSCP, that work together to help people get the information they need. Talking Points operates across East Renfrewshire to support you in getting the help you need in any area of health and wellbeing. Their staff will…
Read MorePaths for All – Dementia Friendly Health Walks
Paths for All – Dementia Friendly Health Walks Paths for All supports a network of over 650 health walks that take place in communities across Scotland. The majority of these walks are led by volunteers and are managed by a range of organisations including local authorities, NHS, leisure trusts and community organisations. People living with…
Read MoreCommunity Solutions: Resources for well-connected support
Resources for well-connected community supports What ‘Community Solutions’ is all about Community Solutions is a collaborative project increasing learning around community solutions that give people more access to social care and health care in Scotland. Download the full Community Solutions diagrams and notes here. Visit the Community Solutions project page for more resources, blogs and…
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