Health and Social Care
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Data strategy for health and social care
16th November 2021 by Digital Health and Care Team
The recently published digital health and care strategy commits to the development of Scotland’s first ever dedicated Data Strategy. We caught up with the Interim Director for Digital Health and Social Care, Jonathan Cameron, to find out more about his thoughts and aspirations for the upcoming Data Strategy.
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International Nurses Day 2021: A Voice to Lead.
12th May 2021 by Laura Maclaughlin
To support the celebration of International Nurses Day we have asked our FNP National Clinical Lead, Pamela Murray, to reflect on her journey into this role and how she considers FNP to support the vision of nurses transforming the healthcare system. Tell us a bit about your role/yourself I started my NHS career in midwifery...
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Support for Hospital at Home Services
2nd March 2020 by Isla Bisset
£1 million funding has been made available in the Scottish Budget to support the development of Hospital at Home services (read full news release here). Hospital at Home is a different way of working where acute hospital care is provided in a person’s own home as an alternative to traditional hospital admission. The service can...
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Celebrating 10 years of FNP with NHS Lothian
10th February 2020 by Laura Maclaughlin
NHS Lothian hosted a fantastic evening of celebration in Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange. The event marked ten years of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) in Scotland. The Programme Management Office for FNP, here in Scottish Government, were delighted to share in the celebrations. Attendees included with some of the very first FNP families, nurses, staff and...
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FNP Newsletter: Winter 2019
18th December 2019 by Laura Maclaughlin
Download a PDF version here: FNP Winter Newsletter 2019
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Supporting National Power of Attorney Day
19th November 2019 by Isla Bisset
We’re are supporting National Power of Attorney Awareness Day, which falls on 20 November 2019. National Power of Attorney Awareness Day provides a perfect opportunity to encourage everyone to obtain a power of attorney (PoA) and help them plan properly for the future. A power of attorney is a legal document that gives another person,...
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Housing Solutions Change Programme: Training modules evaluation report
1st November 2019 by Isla Bisset
Following on from the Scottish Government’s Adapting for Change improvement programme Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Improvement Hub (iHub) commissioned the development of the Housing Solutions change programme,. The programme aimed to embed learning, and ensure practitioners involved in the housing adaptations process had the skills they need to help people make informed decisions about their homes....
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REvaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership in Scotland
24th June 2019 by Laura Maclaughlin
Insights into the value of the Family Nurse Partnership programme from clients, family nurses and wider stakeholders across Scotland are available in a new report. The REvaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership in Scotland has been published. The report provides a summary of the methods and findings of the REvaluation, carried out across the current...
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Celebrating FNP Nurses
10th May 2019 by Laura Maclaughlin
To mark International Nurses Day, we’ve taken a look at some of our family nurse stories – how they approach working in FNP and what it means to them. Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a relational based programme, applied throughout the whole system. Our FNP nurses develop strong, trusting relationships with the families they support, their...
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Free Personal Care for under 65s
29th March 2019 by Isla Bisset
The expansion of free personal care – which was previously only available to those aged over 65 – comes into force on Monday 1 April 2019 and is often referred to as ‘Frank’s Law’ after the former Dundee United footballer Frank Kopel. Frank was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 59 and sadly died...
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