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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 13/06/2025

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Category: Third Force News
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9 June 2025
by Rab Armour

MSPs set for final vote on the legislation

Scotland must focus on how much-needed social care reform would now be delivered as the Care Reform Bill faces its final vote tomorrow (10 June).

Read more: All not lost but vital social care bill delivers - Third Force News (TFN)

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6 June 2025
by Niall Christie

This launch is part of wider work to embed inclusive, experience-led perspectives. 

Age Scotland has launched a new dementia information guide for unpaid carers - created by people with lived experience of caring for someone living with dementia.

Read more: Unpaid carers lead the way in Age Scotland’s new dementia guide - Third Force News (TFN)

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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 06/06/2025

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Category: CyberScotland
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CyberScotland Bulletin - May 2025 - updated 02/06/2025

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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. Health and Social Care e-Bulletin Mon 02/06/2025

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CyberScotland Bulletin - May 2025 30/05/2025

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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 30/05/2025

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26 May 2025
by Emma Jackson

Emma Jackson on new benefits proposals 

"Please tell me they won’t take away my benefits, there’s no way I can go back to work. My health has deteriorated so badly".

Read more: “This will be devastating for all of us”: why welfare reforms don’t need to happen - Third Force...

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Category: The Care Inspectorate (Scotland)
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Scotland’s National Induction Framework for social care, developed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), launched on 14 May 2025. This new initiative aims to provide free, induction training for adult social care workers across Scotland, providing a consistent, efficient, and accessible learning experience. Read more here.

The above information is from a Care Inspectorate Newsletter Care News Wed 28/05/2025

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Building on the success of the first cohort in Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Forth Valley, in April 2024, the Care Inspectorate launched the second cohort of the care home improvement programme (CHIP) in Tayside and Fife, running from October 2024 to March 2025. The flash report from Cohort 1 can be read here.

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22 May 2025
by Rab Armour

Sensory impairment leads to wider social implications

People living with dementia in Scotland face poor care and social isolation, or at worst falling through the cracks of care, new research published today suggests.  

Hearing and sight assessments are not routinely being carried out as part of dementia assessments, according to the new data published by the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland.  

Read more: Call for mandatory sensory tests for all dementia assessments - Third Force News (TFN)

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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. Health and Social Care e-Bulletin Mon 19/05/2025

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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 16/05/2025

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12 May 2025
by Jo Anderson

This Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May), Jo Anderson discusses the link between multiple sclerosis and mental wellbeing, and the importance of developing a holistic approach

Read more: The challenges of maintaining good mental health while facing a long-term, worsening condition

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13 May 2025
by Rab Armour

Hugely controversial bill has split the sector

Campaigners have warned that the risks around allowing assisted dying are too high.

It comes as MSPs are poised to vote on legislation today at the Scottish Parliament.

Read more: Sector at odds as MSPs poised to vote on Assisted Dying Bill - Third Force News (TFN)

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9 May 2025
by Rab Armour

Without public generosity people's health would have suffered

A new research report highlights the crucial role of historic fundraising in shaping experiences of healthcare today.

Read more: Fascinating insight into the role fundraising has made in healthcare - Third Force News (TFN)

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12 May 2025
by Jo Anderson

This Mental Health Awareness Week (Monday 12 to Sunday 18 May), Jo Anderson discusses the link between multiple sclerosis and mental wellbeing, and the importance of developing a holistic approach

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Category: The Care Inspectorate (Scotland)
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We are looking for young volunteers! From the Care Inspectorate Mon 05/05/2025

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29 April 2025
by Marina Ramsay

Marina Ramsay on an important step we can take to improve accessibility in communications

Ever thought about how hashtags sound on screen readers?

Imagine hearing: “we’re opening our hash new store in hash Edinburgh to sell hash bread.” It can be quite annoying, right?

Read more: Hashtags and accessibility - Third Force News (TFN)

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28 April 2025
by Niall Christie

A report was produced on Leuchie House in East Lothian. 

A Scottish respite care charity has received a glowing report from the Care Inspectorate. 

Read more: Respite care charity rated as “sector leading” in Care Inspectorate report - Third Force News (TFN)

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Created: 08/04/2025
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Read more: Club Optimeyes - New social group for young people who are blind and partially-sighted

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Created: 10/04/2025
News/Events Category: Health and Social Care

Read more: Dementia Carers Education Programme - nhsfife - Fife Voluntary Action (FVA)

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Women's campaigners celebrate court win - but what will it change?

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Category: Third Force News
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11 April 2025
by Robert Armour

Service supports owners to help feed their pets

A charity has helped pet owners by handing out almost 70,000 meals for their animals.

Read more: Struggling pet owners thrown a bone by charity - Third Force News (TFN)

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10 April 2025
by Graham Martin

Raising cash for charities can take a devastating toll - and more support must be given, finds new research

Fundraisers can – and often do – experience the same type of trauma as frontline charity workers, new research has shown.

A syndrome – known as secondary vicarious trauma – results from indirect exposure, such as through photographs and stories, to the real life factors that induce stress.

Read more: Caring too much? Study shows how fundraisers experience trauma - Third Force News (TFN)

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Official statistics relating to health and care across the UK four nations, 

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27 March 2025
by Graham Martin

Spring statement: “these cruel cuts are out of touch with what voters want from this government"

Scotland’s charities have reacted with dismay and anger at the UK Labour government’s decision to slash welfare spending.

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27 March 2025
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Brendan Paddy highlights the immense financial gains walking brings to Scotland

Why do people come to Scotland? Whisky, golf, castles… midges?  All of the above… (well, maybe not the last). But what's missing?  People come to Scotland to walk.

Read more: Walking Scotland’s rural economy to a healthier future - Guest post, Third Force News (TFN)

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27 March 2025
by Andy Paterson

The spring statement: Personal Independent Payments are economic drivers and social enterprises' employability stats are evidence of this, says Andy Paterson

Read more: Welfare cuts: what sort of society are we choosing to build? - Third Force News (TFN)

  1. Equality and Human Rights Commission New strategic plan for 2025 to 2028 e-Bulletin Thu 27/03/2025
  2. Brand-new changes to PVG/Disclosure - Fife Voluntary Action (FVA)
  3. CyberScotland Bulletin - March 2025 21/03/2025
  4. Fear and loathing: Scotland's most vulnerable hit worst by UK welfare reforms - Third Force News (TFN)
  5. Citizens Advice Scotland project expanded with additional funding - Third Force News (TFN)
  6. Sign up to our new digital social care newsletter - Care Inspectorate
  7. Strengthening our protection procedures - Care Inspectorate
  8. Factsheet on supporting meaningful connection when people are living with dementia - Care Inspectorate
  9. Mental health charity launches nationwide campaign - Third Force News (TFN)
  10. Benefit system is failing disabled people - Third Force News (TFN)
  11. Care Inspectorate Newsletter "Volunteer with us" Wed 05/03/2025
  12. Pilot project could help care leavers gain financial security - Third Force News (TFN)
  13. Charities call on the public to play its part in tackling mental illness stigma - Third Force News (TFN)
  14. Heating cost help - Winter Heating Payment (WHP) has replaced the UK Government’s Cold Weather Payment (CWP) in Scotland
  15. Heating cost help - Winter Heating Payment (WHP) has replaced the UK Government’s Cold Weather Payment (CWP) in Scotland
  16. Heating cost help - Winter Heating Payment (WHP) has replaced the UK Government’s Cold Weather Payment (CWP) in Scotland
  17. Winter Heating Payment (WHP) has replaced the UK Government’s Cold Weather Payment (CWP) in Scotland
  18. Heating cost help - Winter Heating Payment (WHP) has replaced the UK Government’s Cold Weather Payment (CWP) in Scotland
  19. Findings from consultation with family carers of people who live in care homes - Care Inspectorate
  20. Older people's charity proves its worth helping public to recover benefits - Third Force News (TFN)

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