Published: 31/07/2017

NHSScotland and Scottish Government, GCIL Equality Academy is launching its search for a further twenty-two disabled graduates to take part in this hugely successful traineeship programme. 

Published: 27/07/2017

Contact A Family Scotland’s new 2-year project sets out to ensure families of young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities have what they need to make them confident, informed, active participants in planning and supporting the transition from school into adult life.

Published: 27/07/2017

The ALLIANCE has called on the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee to consider the implementation of SDS.

Published: 26/07/2017

Caring Conversations is a free online training resource designed for both medical and non medical staff in general practice settings. 

Published: 26/07/2017

The third National Dementia Strategy was published on 28 June 2017, coinciding with a range of activity in the Scottish Parliament related to the ALLIANCE’s Dementia Carer Voice programme, including a Member’s Debate on dementia in the name of James Kelly MSP, a parliamentary reception and the launch of our latest report – Dementia Carer Voices – Rights and the Carer Voice.Dementia Carer Voices was represented on the National Strategy Group and welcomes the publication of the strategy.  Below we have detailed a number of our initial views on the strategy. 

Published: 26/07/2017

As part of Impact Arts ‘Cashback to the Future’ programme, they are now offering FREE 3 x 2 hour outreach workshops for young people aged 14 – 19 at risk from disengaging. More information can found here. 

Published: 25/07/2017

Leonard Cheshire Disability Scotland want to know about your experiences of applying for Personal Independent Payments (PIP) whether or not you received PIP in the end.

Published: 21/07/2017

The Getting to Know GIRFEC Team at the ALLIANCE will be holding a meeting on Monday 21st August at ALLIANCE Offices to discuss the Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill and associated illustrative draft Code of Practice. As you may know, this Bill has been put forward by the Scottish Government in response to last year’s ruling by the Supreme Court on sharing information connected with the Named Person service.

Published: 21/07/2017

In a letter to the Scottish Parliament's Health and Sport Committee, Shona Robison MSP has outlined the Government's long term plans with regard to shifting the balance of care from acute to community health settings.

Published: 21/07/2017

The Workforce Plan for Perth & Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership is being finalised. The Third Sector Health and Social Care Strategic Forum Forum's contributions to the draft plan have been welcomed and incorporated. However a gap around Third Sector Workforce data has been identified.