In April 2012 the Improvement Service undertook a baseline survey of Community Planning arrangements in Scotland, to inform the joint Scottish Government / COSLA review of Community Planning and Single Outcome Agreements. The survey asked Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) about the … [Read more...] about Survey of Community Planning Partnership structures and arrangements 2012
What do you know about tobacco and how it affects your community?
ASH Scotland is the leading charity campaigning for effective tobacco control legislation in Scotland. One of our organisational aims is to work closely with partners in the voluntary and community sector, to address issues of inequality that relate to tobacco use. To help progress work in this … [Read more...] about What do you know about tobacco and how it affects your community?
Changing Support, Changing Lives – new reference group
Changing Support, Changing Lives is a three year project to help service providers get better at delivering self directed support. Self directed support is a way of giving people more choice and control over the services they use. Different organisations are involved including: Scottish … [Read more...] about Changing Support, Changing Lives – new reference group
Learning Evaluation and Planning approach to evaluation
SCDC is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new software package to support participatory, outcome focused planning and evaluation. LEAP - Learning Evaluation and Planning is a values based approach to planning and evaluating work with communities and it is now available as an online … [Read more...] about Learning Evaluation and Planning approach to evaluation
Stroke survivors’ guide launched
A guide explaining the levels of care and support people can expect after they have had a stroke has been published today by Stroke Association to coincide with the launch of the UK's first Action on Stroke Month - May 2012. The Stroke Survivors' Declaration has been created for stroke survivors … [Read more...] about Stroke survivors’ guide launched
Proposed Alcohol (Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill
Proposal for a bill to promote public health and reduce alcohol-related offending through: restrictions on the retailing and advertising of alcoholic drinks changes to licensing laws obligations on Scottish Ministers to issue guidance and report directing offenders towards treatment or … [Read more...] about Proposed Alcohol (Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill
