Health and Social Care

  • Spotlight on: Susan Wilson, Interim Chief Officer for Angus Health and Social Care Partnership

    18th February 2015 by

      I am retiring soon and, due to personal circumstances, will experience the world of Integration as a carer.  It is therefore perhaps timely to reflect on my experience and hopes. I’m an Occupational Therapist by trade.  The opportunity to get to know people, help them adapt their assets and abilities, and minimise the difficulties…

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  • ‘Distinct Professions – Shared Care’ event in Glasgow

    9th February 2015 by

      Since summer 2014 the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been running a successful government-funded programme to support nurse leaders through the transition to integration. As part of the project, we were asked to develop a national conference to bring together leaders from across the regulated health and care professions. We jumped at the chance…

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  • Equipment Services journal publishes integration article

    21st January 2015 by

      Isla Bisset, Policy Officer within the Integration and Reshaping Care Division at the Scottish Government, and Alison Docherty, Joint Improvement Team Action Group Lead for Equipment and Adaptations, discuss the implications of integration in this comprehensive article published in the January 2015 edition of Equipment Services. The article sets the context of integration and explores: Implementation Working…

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  • Spotlight on: Adam Coldwells, Chief Officer for Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership

    21st January 2015 by

      What were you doing before becoming Chief Officer ? I was appointed Chief Officer in January 2014. Prior to taking up this role I was General Manager for Aberdeenshire CHP and interim General Manager for Moray Community Health and Social Care Partnership. It is a great challenge but one that offers huge opportunity to…

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  • There’s no ward like home

    12th June 2014 by

    Health and Social Care Integration was a key feature at this year’s NHSScotland Event which was held on 3 and 4 June at the SECC, Glasgow. Richard Lyall, from the Reshaping Care for Older People team, who helped man the stand, shares reflection on his experience at the event: The event provided us with a…

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  • Social Services Expo 2014

    19th March 2014 by

    Yesterday we attended the Social Services Expo at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. Our team were joined by one of our NHS24 colleagues where we chatted to peers about Care Information Scotland. It was a great opportunity to network and to build relationships with stakeholders that could play an instrumental part of the success of the…

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  • The moment the Public Bodies Bill was passed..

    28th February 2014 by

    On Tuesday the 25 February the Public Bodies Bill was passed in parliament. A huge thank-you to everyone who has worked so hard and contributed to helping make this happen. There is a lot of work still to do regarding implementation but we are one step closer now to integrating health and social care. We…

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