Health Inequalities CPG Parliamentary Reception

Health Inequalities CPG Parliamentary Reception Freya recently attended the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Parliamentary Reception on 27th September. The event was sponsored by Brian Whittle MSP, Co-Convenor of the CPG and took place in the Scottish Parliament Garden Lobby. The secretariat, Voluntary Health Scotland, the national intermediary and network for Scotland’s voluntary health organisations, hosted with…

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Community Solutions

How can getting together with other people for a chat make health services work better?  There is a lot of attention on the pressures that the NHS and social care services are facing.  Part of the solution comes from partnerships across different parts of the services and especially with the community sector.  That starts when…

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Community Solutions

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…

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Community Solutions

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…

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Community Solutions

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…

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Community Solutions

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…

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Community Solutions new learning resources

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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Community Solutions - getting home from hospital

Home from hospital support at SDS Forum  Home from hospital support aims to support those who are fit to discharge but are struggling to get home for various reasons.   The SDS Forum, working alongside the HSCP and an established working group of patients and carers, is working towards a way for patients to get home…

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Community Solutions

Hospital Homecoming Hospital Homecoming aims to enable speedier discharge from Acute Hospital Settings for lonely and isolated patients who require help to allow them to be discharged. It is supported by community groups and volunteers. It is hoped that Hospital Homecoming will reduce delayed discharge and enable patients to recover quicker in their own homes…

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Community Solutions

Edzell GP Practice Patient Transport Edzell Community Health Transport (ECHT) provides the residents of Edzell, and all patients registered with Edzell Health Centre with transport from their home to medical appointments in the Tayside or Grampian region. Patients who are unable to use other forms of transport due to health problems or public transport issues…

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