Health and Social Care

  • Women’s Health Champion Autumn update

    17th October 2023 by

    I have now been Women’s Health Champion for a little over eight months, and since my blog post in July 2023 there has been lots of activity to update you on. Visit to London In September, the team and I were delighted to visit London to meet with our counterparts in England.  The main purpose...

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  • Voices of community health and social care: Lorna’s story

    16th August 2023 by

    Over the course of the past year, we have been up and down the country filming for our Voices campaign. We have heard from people who use and work in community health and social care, listening to their experiences and how this has shaped their hopes for the National Care Service.         Lorna is a speech and...

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  • Voices of community health and social care: Louise’s story

    2nd August 2023 by

    Over the course of the past year, we have been up and down the country filming for our Voices campaign. We have heard from people who use and work in community health and social care, listening to their experiences and how this has shaped their hopes for the National Care Service.              Louise is a dietitian...

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  • Voices of community health and social care: Kate’s story

    26th July 2023 by

    Over the course of the past year, we have been up and down the country filming for our Voices campaign. We have heard from people who use and work in community health and social care, listening to their experiences and how this has shaped their hopes for the National Care Service.    Kate was diagnosed with...

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  • Voices of community health and social care: Richard and Martin’s story

    21st July 2023 by

    Over the course of the past year, we have been up and down the country filming for our Voices campaign. We have heard from people who use and work in community health and social care, listening to their experiences and how this has shaped their hopes for the National Care Service.  Richard volunteers as a one-to-one...

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  • Voices of community health and social care: Linda’s story

    14th July 2023 by

    Over the course of the past year, we have been up and down the country filming for our Voices campaign. We have heard from people who use and work in community health and social care, listening to their experiences and how this has shaped their hopes for the National Care Service.  Linda is the founder...

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  • Five enjoyable months

    14th July 2023 by

    I have now spent five very stimulating and enjoyable months as Scotland’s Women’s Health Champion and it is time to give you an update on what I have been doing. I am continuing to meet with people working in Women’s Health in Scotland including organisations in the third sector. With the Scottish Government’s Women’s Health...

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  • Voices of community health and social care: Sarah’s story

    10th July 2023 by

    Over the course of the past year, we have been up and down the country filming for our Voices campaign. We have heard from people who use and work in community health and social care, listening to their experiences and how this has shaped their hopes for the National Care Service. Sarah was diagnosed with...

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  • Voices of community health and social care: Jennifer’s story

    3rd July 2023 by

    Over the course of the past year, we have been up and down the country filming for our Voices campaign. We have heard from people who use and work in community health and social care, listening to their experiences and how this has shaped their hopes for the National Care Service.  Jennifer is the Lead Podiatrist...

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  • Voices of community health and social care: John’s story

    27th June 2023 by

    Over the course of the past year, we have been up and down the country filming for our Voices campaign. We have heard from people who use and work in community health and social care, listening to their experiences and how this has shaped their hopes for the National Care Service. John has a condition...

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