NHS Scotland is inviting community-led health organisations to host a stall at its Anticipatory Care Practitioners Event on Equality and Diversity on the 9th March 2010 at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh from 10am- 4pm. The day will involve a range of interactive workshops and marketplaces that will aim to assist practitioners with knowledge and skills …
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NHS Health Scotland – Anticipatory Care Practitioners Event on Equality and Diversity
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Fitness to tender – winning public sector contracts
Fitness to Tender is three workshops run by Forth Sector Development. They are aimed at increasing third sector organisations’ knowledge of the tendering process. Support will also be given around bidding for and winning contracts. The workshops are completely free and aimed at third sector organisations in Edinburgh with little or no experience in tendering. …
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Going Forth conference
This year’s CFHS annual networking conference, Going Forth, was held at the Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline on Thursday 22 October. This year’s event maintained a strong focus on community initiatives that are developing and sustaining food and health activities that address food access and health inequalities. As always the conference was very well-supported and attended. …
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Food and Health Alliance Conference
Places are still available for the Food and Health Alliance Conference which is taking place at Edinburgh Conference Centre on 17 November. The focus will be on the food and health aspects of Recipe for Success – Scotland’s National Food and Drink Policy. This event will be an opportunity to: understand future actions from the …
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Regional networking events
As part of the second year of the ‘Healthy Communities: Meeting the Shared Challenge’ programme CHEX is hosting 4 ‘Regional Networking Events’. The events are aimed at community and voluntary organisations and their partners to build on their involvement in the Programme and provide an opportunity to share learning from across the country on raising …
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Business planning day for social enterprises
Firstport will be running a day of free business planning with a leading international consultancy. The event will be held in central Scotland, probably on 29 September (to be confirmed), and social enterprises wanting to take part are asked to register with Firstport, 0131 220 0511, or email elaine@firstport.org.uk” More details about the event can …
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The Missing Ingredients
On Thursday 25 June, CFHS co-hosted this event in Edinburgh, looking at what we are learning and what we need to do about food, health and homelessness in Scotland. 70 people attended from a wide range of organisations working with people affected by homeless, Local Authorities, Health Boards, Scottish Government and the Care Commission. A …
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The Missing Ingredients: what we are learning and what we need to do about food, health and homeless
This free event, co-hosted by Community Food and Health (Scotland) and Edinburgh Cyrenians, is an opportunity for those responsible for developing strategy to engage in dialogue with those who carry out food and health work with people affected by homelessness across Scotland and those who benefit directly from this work. The event takes place at …
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Development of a Healthy Weight Outcomes Framework: a contribution from community food initiatives
Community Food and Health (Scotland) and NHS Health Scotland are collaborating to host an event that provides an exciting opportunity for community food initiatives to contribute to the development of this outcomes framework. The event will be held on Wednesday 17 March at the Scottish Book Trust in Edinburgh. Further information and a booking form …