News (Scotland)

If not now, when? And if not us – who? Elaine Torrance comments on the recent publication of the much-anticipated Adult Social Care Review in Scotland.

Introducing Community Led Support’s Evidence & Learning Briefing Papers. In these surreal, unpredictable, and troubling times it may seem strange publishing these papers from the Community Led Support Programme, but arguably they are more important now than ever.

At an event hosted by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the IHub in Edinburgh on Wednesday 25th April, Community Led Support (CLS) was showcased as one of several vibrant new approaches challenging the way Health and Social Care Partnerships procure services to care for and support people with eligible needs, as well as how they use their local budgets to create an environment in which community and voluntary organisations who offer complementary support or indeed, early intervention and prevention services, can flourish.

NDTi Associate, Lou Close reflects on a recent event hosted by HealthCare Improvement Scotland to share our evaluation results following 1 year of the Community Led Support Programme in Scotland.

Our Community Led Support work in Scotland continues to gather pace as members of the NDTi team attended the launch of the What Matters–Scottish Borders community hub initiative last week.

Des McCart from Healthcare Improvement Scotland reflects on what lessons have been learnt so far on the Community Led Support programme in Scotland

A transformational partnership between services and local communities has been launched. A new programme in East Renfrewshire will help shape the future of local services by working with local people, staff and services.