Covid has accelerated the urgency in ensuring healthy equality. James Ward reflects on the ways in which health inequalities are being spotlighted and the plans to address them. It has come to be widely accepted that health is not solely determined by an individual’s behaviours, their inherent risk factors, or the function of the health […]
Stronger Futures Programme 2021/22
Today, July 5th 2021, marks the launch of the Stronger Futures Programme The programme, funded by the Violence Reduction Unit is delivered by Rocket Science with the Black Training and Enterprise Group Read on to find out more and how to apply. Who is the Programme for? Launched today (5/7/2021), The Stronger Futures Programme will […]
Why are current approaches for tackling obesity not working?
Obesity in Scotland is one of the highest among OECD countries. The risk of obesity is double for adults and children living in the most deprived areas. Reflections on the public health challenge and why we need to focus on a whole systems approach […]
Evidence-based suicide prevention in the COVID-19 recovery
Translating emerging evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in Scotland into a public health response which listens to the voices of those with lived experience, to ensure increasing mental ill health does not translate into a preventable rise in suicide. […]
The Good Work and Care Conundrum
Can Good Work be achieved in the Care Sector. This post proposes simple and low cost solutions for changing the status quo. […]
Access all areas: The role of advocates in supporting young people’s access to mental health services
When seeking support for a mental health condition, young people are often required to navigate a complex system of statutory and voluntary sector service. What can we learn from existing advocacy models to improve young people’s awareness and take up of various health services? […]
Catching up with our digital progression in health and social care
The progression in the use of digital technologies to support virtual services in the health and social care sectors has been fast. What have we seen and how can we catch up? […]
Is our social security system universally challenged?
Is now the time to start to think about a more universal approach to social security? This blog explores how Covid-19 presents an opportunity for change. […]
Grantmaking and Civil Society in the Age of Coronavirus
As we begin to transition from the emergency response to the pandemic and plan society’s long-term recovery, there appears to be an opportunity to define a new form of social contract and radically rethink relationships between government and civil society. […]
The Review of Reviews Reviewed…
The past is constantly being reviewed and reinterpreted through the lens of the present. The author of last year’s Review of Reviews looks back to see what we can still draw on from several pre-Covid strategies to inform our future planning for civil society’s recovery. […]
