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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Morayshire – Be Active Lifelong groups (B.A.L.L) These are friendly groups bringing together over 700 older people across Moray who enjoy gentle exercise, hosting events, speakers, outings with coffee and chat and are supported by Health and Social Care Moray.  There are over 20 groups helping older people experience place-based activities as well as green…

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Community Solutions

Collaborative Commissioning Resources The Independent Review of Adult Social Care 2021 recently published recommendations for the reform of commissioning and procurement of social care and the Improvement Service also published a briefing report on participatory budgeting.   These new published resources contain lots of information about commissioning that community and third sectors organisations could find useful;…

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Community Solutions

Community Solutions – helping people get the care they need and taking pressure off health and social care There is increasing coverage just now noting the pressures on the NHS and social care, the number of people waiting for care in the community so they can leave hospital and growing numbers of those waiting to…

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How to share your voice through the National Care Service consultation

Everyone having their say on the future of social care in Scotland Join the conversation on Social Care and a National Care Service for Scotland The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to create a National Care Service as a way to improve the way social care is provided.  This is the chance for everyone…

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Support Choices flies the nest We have some very exciting news to share! We’re celebrating Support Choices becoming an independent advice charity, empowering people in Perth and Kinross with information. Outside the Box started the project in 2019 to help older and disabled people and their families get the support they need to have a good…

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How can Social Care learn from the Scottish Rural Parliament

What can Social Care learn from the Scottish Rural Parliament? Rural communities and innovative social care Last month we had the Scottish Rural Parliament – virtual this time but with the same great mix of workshops and people from many different places and experiences who live in, work in or are interested in rural communities.…

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Social Care and human rights in Scotland Continuing the conversation There are lots of conversations happening in Scotland just now about what life will be like as we move on from Covid. Some of these are picking up issues that have been around for a  long time but now have a new context and a…

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(Virtual) Scottish Rural Parliament Advancing equalities

The Virtual Scottish Rural Parliament The Outside the Box team have been going to as many Scottish Rural Parliament sessions as we can. Every session has involved excellent discussions, with lots of ideas shared from different communities. Additionally, lots of contacts are being make and potential for joint working explored! Advancing Equalities workshop Here’s a…

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