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Posts by Niall Christie

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Concerns raised over proposed National Care Service
The transfer of these powers will lead to worse outcomes for service users, Labour’s Katy Clark warned. 
NEWS 10 November 2022
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
 
Stroke patients falling through the gaps in care
The results, contained in a Stroke Association report, lay bare the unmet needs of stroke survivors in Scotland.
NEWS 9 November 2022
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
 
Plans unveiled for Glasgow memorial to south Asian war heroes
Architect Stuart Shand, from Shand Architecture, is behind the design.
NEWS 9 November 2022
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
 
Climate charity hits out at planning reliance on “unrealistic techno-fixes”
“This plan puts some important policies on the table, but due to the urgency of the climate crisis, the time for half measures has long since passed."
NEWS 9 November 2022
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Regeneration & Housing
 
Scottish education charity appoints two new ambassadors
Karis and Craig will be formally introduced to YE Scotland’s supporters at the Ambassadors Dinner on 9 November.
NEWS 9 November 2022
Families & Young People
Management
Regeneration & Housing
 
Calls for Scotland to follow world-leading tobacco laws
In Scotland a ban on smoking in public places came into force in spring 2006.
NEWS 7 November 2022
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Regeneration & Housing
 
People in debt “trapped” as cost of living crisis escalates
CAS also reported a huge increase of people taking longer to clear their debts.
NEWS 7 November 2022
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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Co-founder of Scots cancer charity arrested amid “financial irregularities” investigation
The former staffer had worked in the third sector for 30 years, but it is understood she was arrested on October 30. 
NEWS 4 November 2022
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
1 comment
 
Church in Fife hosts emergency cost of crisis summit to discuss “evil of poverty”
The public event from 10am-3.30pm will feature powerful testimonies from people who are worst affected by a catastrophic increase in basic living costs.
NEWS 3 November 2022
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#RunningCostsCrisis
#CostOfLivingCrisis
1 comment
 
Charities and social enterprises see £37million of investment at time of crisis
Big Issue Invest’s (BII) annual impact report for the year to March 2022 has shown those social enterprises were able to support over 2million customers across the UK in the same period.
NEWS 2 November 2022
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#CostOfLivingCrisis
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