Linda White
Written 103 posts
Senior Engagement Manager, Social Security Policy and Delivery Division
Spotlight on: Keith Redpath, Chief Officer for West Dunbartonshire
27th October 2014
Here in West Dunbartonshire we are in the fortunate position of already being in a fully integrated Community Health & Care Partnership. Our CHCP has been in operation since 2010 and brings together the full range of community health and social work/care services for all client groups under a single management structure and oversight. In…
The ALLIANCE sets out the case for Integration
27th October 2014
Shelley Gray, Director of Policy and Communications for the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) explains the part her organisation has to play in health and social care integration. As an organisation whose core purpose is to give voice and influence to people who access health and social care, the Health and Social…
UNISON Scotland members share their views in Integration Survey
27th October 2014
Health and care integration is not new in Scotland. There have been a number of initiatives to deliver joint working over the past 12 years, so our members not only have first-hand experience in this area, they also have invaluable views on how it can effectively be delivered. Earlier this month UNISON Scotland – the…
Update on Meal Makers community project
13th October 2014
We recently blogged about Meal Makers, a Dundee-based pilot project that was launched on August 6, 2014. The initiative connects volunteers of any age who have a passion for cooking and want to be active in their communities (Cooks), with older neighbours (Diners) who would appreciate a home cooked meal. Meal Makers Project Manager Emma…
International Conference for Integrated Care 2015
10th October 2014
The 15th International Conference for Integrated Care, entitled ‘Complex Needs, Integrated Solutions: Engaging, empowering and enabling people for active and healthy living’, takes place from March 25-27, 2015 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh. The ICIC15 Scientific Committee is currently inviting delegates to submit abstracts of good practice, projects, development of policy and research and theory in…
Best Practice for Housing Sector in Health and Social Care Integration
10th October 2014
The availability of appropriate good quality housing and housing services has been identified as making an important contribution to the success of the integration of health and social care. There are already a number of excellent examples of local authorities, housing associations and third sector organisations such as Housing Options Scotland and Care and Repair…
Affirmative Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Laid in Parliament
7th October 2014
The draft Affirmative Regulations, relating to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, which support the integration of health and social care were laid in the Scottish Parliament on Friday October 3, 2014. These relate to: Prescribed matters to be included in the Integration Scheme Prescribed functions that must be delegated by Local Authorities…
Spotlight on: John Walker, Chief Officer for Perth & Kinross
25th September 2014
What background brought you to the position of Chief Officer? I’ve worked in local government for 30 years. Although my background is originally finance, I’ve been responsible for service delivery in many areas of the Council in that time. For the last five years I was Depute Director of Housing and Community Care for Perth…
Meal Makers – connecting local communities through food
24th September 2014
Meal Makers is a pilot project which was launched in Dundee on August 6 2014 to help reduce food poverty and malnutrition among older people, improve their diets and combat social isolation by helping to break down the barriers that lead to loneliness. It is a free, local neighbourhood food-sharing project that connects volunteers of…
Integration from a Nursing Perspective
24th September 2014
“How important it is that we recognise and value every stakeholder’s contribution to [this] process.” RCN member RCN Scotland, supported by the Scottish Government, recently ran an event about strategic commissioning for senior nurses. After listening to the debate, a colleague from England observed that integration could, in practice, be far more radical than any…