Share your Health and Social Care Stories
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Created: 05/07/2017, Updated: 06/07/2017
Care Opinion is an independant website which allows people to anonymously share their health and social care stories.
Fife Adult Protection: June Update
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Created: 30/06/2017
What's new in Adult Protection?
From September 2016 – January 2017 the Adult Support and Protection Committee (ASPC) ran two surveys; one on general adult protection information, and another on accessible information. The Committee have looked at the survey results and agreed an action plan which will help determine future work. To find out more visit: www.fifedirect.org.uk/adultprotection and visit the ‘Adult Support & Protection Committee’ webpage.
Fife Advocacy Forum releases updated Advocacy in Fife Booklet
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Created: 21/06/2017
The Fife Advocacy Forum supports the development of advocacy across Fife and represents the views of local advocacy providers.
To help meet the needs of different people at different times in their life there are several different types of advocacy. For more information they have released an updated version of their Advocacy in Fife Booklet which was last updated in August 2016.
To access the booklet click here.
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Note of the Joint Employability, Health and Social Care Forum
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Created: 22/06/2017
Fife Voluntary Action welcomed 70 attendees from across sectors to the Joint Employability, Health and Social Care Forum on Wednesday 08 February 2017.
This Forum brought together the ‘Fife Employability Forum’ and the ‘Third Sector Health and Social Care Forum’ both of which FVA facilitate and organise.
The aim of the Forum was to improve understanding in Fife of the co-relationship between health and employment outcomes.
Increased Carer’s Allowance to be delivered next summer
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Created: 09/06/2017
The first social security payments to be delivered by the Scottish Government have been outlined to parliament by Social Security Secretary Angela Constance.
The next milestone in building Scotland’s new social security system will be the delivery of the first benefits and these will be the increased Carer’s Allowance, the Best Start Grant and the Funeral Expense Assistance.
Read (and subscribe to) the latest Volunteering in Fife e-bulletin
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Fife Voluntary Action's most recent Volunteering in Fife e-bulletin has gone out, with lots of new and refreshed volunteering opportunities for you to have a look at. It also has details of our newest volunteering promotion – Get on Board! – which invites you to consider becoming a board member (geddit?!), trustee, governor, director or committee member.
Read the online version of the bulletin by clicking here.
And if you would like to subscribe for free and get your own copy every month then sign up by clicking here.
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Fife Centre for Equalities is seeking new members to join our Board of Trustees.
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No previous experience is required but must have a commitment to strong governance and inclusive equality. The position of Trustee is a voluntary one, however, out-of-pocket expenses will be met. For more information, please contact Nina Munday, Manager, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 01383 645 310. Suitable applicants will be invited to attend an informal interview.
From Fife Centre for Equalities Weekly catch-up w/c 13 June 2017
Increased Carer’s Allowance to be delivered next summer
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Created: 09/06/2017
The first social security payments to be delivered by the Scottish Government have been outlined to parliament by Social Security Secretary Angela Constance.
The next milestone in building Scotland’s new social security system will be the delivery of the first benefits and these will be the increased Carer’s Allowance, the Best Start Grant and the Funeral Expense Assistance.
National Standards for Community Engagement - accessible formats
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The Scottish Community Development Centre has released new support materials have been produced to accompany the revised National Standards for Community Engagement. Developed in partnership with Glasgow Disability Alliance (GDA), the National Standards for Community Engagement are now in the following accessible formats:
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