If I told you that over 700,000 people used Scotland’s public libraries in 2019 for health related support – you may be surprised? This confirms what many people  already know that public libraries have supported health and wellbeing since their inception. Scottish philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie … [Read more...] about Pamela’s Blog: Health on the Shelf

If you're one of the 1,800 people in Scotland who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's while you're of working age, your concerns are likely to be about more than health. You might worry about your personal relationships, children, work, keeping a roof over your head and paying the bills, and what … [Read more...] about Tanith’s Blog:“We’ve been there!” Why under 65s with Parkinson’s developed a flexible online event for other younger people with Parkinson’s this November

Room for Art is social prescribing project, providing visual arts workshops facilitated by professional artists. Our participants are referred by GPs, OTs, community link workers, social care agencies, and through self-referral. Our participants are people who were already very vulnerable prior … [Read more...] about Iona’s Blog: Room for Art- Keeping participants creative and well in their homes during Covid 19

Here at West Dunbartonshire CVS, the local Third Sector Interface, we pride ourselves on our community focus and our commitment to co-producing services with those who will ultimately use them. Our strapline, ‘for communities…with communities’ isn’t just words to us, it’s our promise underpinning … [Read more...] about Daren’s Blog: West Dunbartonshire Cares

In Ayrshire the Breastfeeding Network Peer supporters work in partnership with midwives, health visitors and the infant feeding team to create an Integrated Infant Feeding Team. Our peer supporters offer evidence based, non-judgemental and unbiased Breastfeeding support to Mum’s who have birthed via … [Read more...] about Kayleigh’s Blog: Virtual Peer Support for Parents in Ayrshire

CLiCK is a Scotland-wide project supporting women who sell or exchange sex. We are a partnership of organisations working together with women’s needs and voices at the heart of the service. Our trained, trauma informed Women’s Workers across Scotland provide personalised support led by the women’s … [Read more...] about Anna’s Blog: guided by women’s feedback and lived experience

Informing families and facilitating friendships The idea for Breast Buddies (BB), a mum to mum peer support service for new mothers, originated in Perth & Kinross and was conceived and developed in 2017 by a group of NHS breastfeeding support volunteers who were also local mums. Fast forward … [Read more...] about Cara’s Blog: Breast Buddies Virtual Antenatal Education

Caring for those approaching the end of life in Scottish Hospitals Over half a million Scots will die in acute hospitals in the next twenty years, and millions of people with palliative care needs and approaching the end of life will be cared for in a hospital in the years and months before their … [Read more...] about Richard’s Blog: Past, Present and Future