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New briefing paper from Carnegie UK Trust

A new guide to help charities better prepare their organisations ahead of the referendum result in September has been recently launched by the Carnegie UK Trust. The referendum guide, produced in partnership with ACOSVO, The Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations, outlines ten simple steps for charities to follow to ensure they are …

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Stovies Reloaded

The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health has recently published ‘Stovies Reloaded’ a light-hearted take on traditional Scottish recipes and how they can be adapted in the light of increased nutritional knowledge. The recipe book can be downloaded at www.abdn.ac.uk/rowett/policy-industry/stovies.php  

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Human rights

“A Scotland where everyone is able to live with human dignity” is the vision of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights  launched on 10 December, International Human Rights day. A Human Rights Action Group on the standard of living engaging “with people directly affected to ensure actions are informed by lived experiences” is one …

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Building Stronger Communities launch event

Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) will launch its new resource, Building Stronger Communities, on Tuesday 8th October 2013, 1.30pm – 4pm, at the Teacher Building, 14 St. Enoch Square, Glasgow G1 4DB. Building Stronger Communities: A practical assessment and planning tool for community capacity building in Scotland is an important new resource for practitioners and …

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Nutritional Guidance for the Early Years

The deadline for comments on the revised ‘Nutritional Guidance for the Early Years’, produced by NHS Health Scotland, has been extended to 5pm on 28 June .   You can still get  a copy of the draft guidance and feedback form from  debbiemclaren@nhs.net  

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Knowledge, attitudes and motivations to health 2008-2011

The report, Knowledge, attitudes and motivations to health 2008-11 (KAM)m was published by NHS Health Scotland on 24th April 2013 on the ScotPHO website. This is the third and final report in the series, which ran between 2008 and 2011 as a module of the Scottish Health Survey.  This module examined the links between knowledge, …

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Third sector and NHS engagement

Effective engagement between the Third Sector and the NHS is more important than ever and two recent developments will hopefully be of assistance to both sectors. The Engagement Matrix provides tools and guidance and will be backed-up by a new on-line resource called Discover the Third Sector. Both have been produced by Scottish Government working …

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Human rights and voluntary groups

The British Institute for Human Rights has published a guide for voluntary and community groups. It provides a quick guide to why organisations should know about human rights, what are human rights, how human rights can help, together with case studies from different parts of the country.  https://www.bihr.org.uk/communitygroupsguide

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New resource available from Trellis

 Trellis has a new Health & Safety in the Garden web page at www.trellisscotland.org.uk/healthsafety The page includes information and resources on  risk assessment, managing handwashing and appropriate clothing, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)  and creating health and safety policies.  

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Exploration of the information support needs of parents

Research was carried out by Children in Scotland on behalf of NHS Health Scotland, with the aim of exploring the information support experiences, needs and preferences of parents with young children living in Scotland and focused on three specific groups: fathers; young parents, and parents with literacy issues. A report on the research is now …

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