This week (8 – 14 June) marks Carers Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. At VOCAL, we’re calling for recognition of, and practical support for … [Read more...] about Voice of Carers Across Lothian (VOCAL) Blog: The Cost of Unpaid Caring

Positive relationships are at the heart of our wellbeing. When family relationships are under strain, the impact can be felt across every aspect of life, including mental health, physical health, financial stability and community connection. Relationships Scotland exists to support individuals, … [Read more...] about Relationships Scotland Blog: Supporting Health and Wellbeing Through Stronger Relationships

Rachael Smith from Johnstone, Renfrewshire started The Renfrewshire Ladies Social Group in 2022, as life slowly began returning to normal after Covid. Although she had friends and family around her, she still felt disconnected and lonely at times, as her friends and family didn’t share the same … [Read more...] about New Member Blog: The Renfrewshire Ladies Social Group

We’re working with Our Future Health, the UK’s largest health research programme, to find new ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases. Too often, we detect and treat diseases only when people start showing symptoms. Yet diseases like dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke often … [Read more...] about Blog – Our Future Health, “Revolutionising the way we fight diseases”

Over the past few months at Sleep Action, I’ve found myself reflecting a lot on how something as simple and as essential as sleep shapes the lives of children and young people across Scotland. In September 2026, we launched our Manifesto ahead of this year’s Holyrood election, calling for something … [Read more...] about Alyson’s Blog: Why Sleep Education Needs to be Part of the Core Curriculum

My name is Kevin Kane. I have been Chief Executive of Shared Parenting Scotland for just over a year. Our work supporting separated families across Scotland through a daily helpline and local support groups gives us insights into where systems are working and where they are not. One … [Read more...] about Closing the Information Gap: A Child Health Issue Hiding in Plain Sight

"A little charity with a big heart and even bigger plans" At Narcolepsy UK, our objectives are to provide relief and aid to those persons suffering from narcolepsy. Our principal activities to achieve these objectives are: · The promotion of, and/or assistance in promoting and carrying out: … [Read more...] about Spotlight Blog: Narcolepsy UK’s New Charter

By: Victoria White At the age of 41, I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD. This followed the diagnosis of my eldest daughter at the age of 5, whose experiences of anxiety and sensory overwhelm, alongside difficulties in social relationships, very much mirrored my own. In recognition of this, I … [Read more...] about Spotlight Blog: Supporting Neurodivergent Birth

While developments in technology in many areas, including health and care, are developing at pace, there still remains a challenge for members of the public who are not digitally connected. I attended a really interesting Conversation Café of the Digital Citizen Panel and was struck by the … [Read more...] about Hilda’s Blog: Digital Connectivity an Equality Issue