ALLIANCE Live round up 28 May – 3 June
- Area of Work: The ALLIANCE
- Type: News Item
- Published: 3rd June 2020
This week ALLIANCE Live covered GP Practice Nursing and COVID-19, using technology to reduce isolation and loneliness during lockdown.
GP practice nursing and COVID-19
In this podcast, Carer Voices Project Lead Tommy Whitelaw joins Lynne Innes, National Director for Education at NHS NES to discuss the role of general practice nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The wide-ranging conversation covered the delivery of person-centred care, new ways of working in light of COVID-19, the nuanced opportunities and challenges that technology brings and what the current situation might mean for future practice.
Listen to the podcast on AnchorFM (this link will take you away from our website)
Loneliness and Social Connectedness during COVID-19
In this ALLIANCE Live we are joined by Anne Callaghan from the Campaign to End Loneliness exploring the impact of loneliness, how COVID-19 has exacerbated it, how society can respond to support people affected by it and the importance of social connectedness and relationships.
Anne Callaghan is the Campaign Manager in Scotland for the Campaign to End Loneliness, a UK-wide organisation focused on research, policy and influencing on the issue of loneliness. She sits on the Scottish Government National Implementation group for the delivery of the Social Isolation and Loneliness strategy and is a trustee for Impact Funding Partners and Generations Working Together.
Wellbeing Wednesday
In this week’s Wellbeing Wednesday, ALLIANCE Carer Voices Artist-in-Residence Xuechang Leng encourages listeners to find an artistic voice and identify, in this crowded world of images, some touchstones to develop their own aesthetic.
In this video, Xuechang shares his progress so far and provides insight into his personal journey, artistic process and inspiration as an artist. For Xuechang, in such a time of crisis and isolation, the role of art has become even more central to his life. You can join the Carer Voices project in a range of creative activities to support your mental health and wellbeing.
Watch the video on the ALLIANCE YouTube channel (this link will take you away from our website).
Webinar: Using technology to reduce Isolation
Watch the recording of this webinar to see demonstrations of tips and tricks to help you or people you work with stay in touch with loved ones using digital tools.
In this time of lockdown we have all had to adapt to less traditional ways of communicating with one another. In this ALLIANCE Live webinar Chris Grant from AbilityNet shows us how to make the most of a range of social media and video conferencing applications.
By watching this webinar, viewers can expect to:
- increase their skills in using social media and video platforms
- be more confident in showing others how to use these tools
- stay more connected to family and friends
Watch the Webinar on the ALLIANCE YouTube Channel (this link will take you away from our website)
End of page.
You may also like:
New guidance supports Audiology services to design and develop clinical peer review schemes to support quality assurance.
Continue readingRegister for this paid Advisory Panel opportunity
Continue readingTake a short survey to share your experiences
Continue readingLearn about this new way NDCS are supporting families.
Continue readingBooking is now open for Peer Connect events across 2026/27.
Continue readingShare your experiences of accessing and using NHS Lothian services by survey or focus group.
Continue readingNew appointments for Màiri McAllan, Alison Thewliss, Maree Todd and Simita Kumar.
Continue readingSign up to participate in this co-design study
Continue readingPatient groups, patients and carers are invited to share their views.
Continue readingThe letter urges honesty on the financial challenges facing Scotland, and progressing reforms to council tax.
Continue reading#TryAToolTuesday raises awareness of free and trusted apps and resources that help people improve and manage their health and wellbeing.
Continue readingAn exciting opportunity to support DES in meeting its strategic aims.
Continue readingALLIANCE consultation response calls for clearer guidance, sustained investment and local support to make carers' breaks a reality.
Continue readingThe letter also calls on the Scottish Government to appoint a dedicated Cabinet Secretary for Human Rights.
Continue readingPublished by VHS, the new report shares insights from Scotland’s third sector.
Continue readingThe letter calls on the UK Government to take steps to fully incorporate economic, social and cultural rights in law.
Continue readingHave your say on what worked well, what barriers remain, and what changes are needed to improve accessible voting.
Continue readingResults will inform future guidance, resources and service improvements for people living with cancer.
Continue readingThe results of PIF’s survey give some cause for optimism – but equal cause for concern.
Continue readingLeadership programme for disabled adults and parents of disabled children open for applications.
Continue readingThis flash report provides a summary of activity and findings from the 2025/26 mental health and gambling harm projects in Scotland.
Continue readingJoin Wellbeing Scotland's board to drive lasting change for people impacted by child abuse.
Continue readingScotland’s health is dependent on dedicated action from new parliament, say ALLIANCE.
Continue readingChildren in Scotland launch their new report reflecting on the impact of GIRFEC over the past 20 years.
Continue readingThis month's Digital Citizen Panel Spotlight is Heriott-Watt University's Citizen Advisory Network.
Continue reading