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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Poll: should heading be banned from children’s football?
POLL 29 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
4 comments
 
Gifts in wills to double
Legacy and in-memory donations to UK charities will be worth twice as much in real terms in 25 years’ time
NEWS 28 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
New boss for children’s charity
Rami Okasha has been appointed as the new chief executive of CHAS
NEWS 28 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
1 comment
 
Edinburgh health and social care initiative extended
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) has approved plans to accelerate approaches to care for people at home
NEWS 25 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
1 comment
 
Poll: how will you vote in the general election?
POLL 25 October 2019 by Graham Martin
7 comments
 
Traumatised benefit claimants made to feel they are begging
People are not claiming vital benefits because the system is too traumatising, with claimants made to feel they are begging, a charity reports
NEWS 25 October 2019 by Graham Martin
 
Half of Parkinson’s drug doses “administered late”
Parkinson's UK has highlighted the shocking failures in hospital treatment for those in Scotland with the condition
NEWS 24 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Breaking down barriers for care experienced people
David Wallace says Social Security Scotland will treat the care experienced with dignity, fairness and respect
OPINION 24 October 2019 Guest post
 
Reducing harm in practice: our own perspective
Dan Mushens looks at the issue of harm reduction in helping those living with alcohol related brain damage (ARBD)
OPINION 24 October 2019 Guest post
 
Partnership to improve wellbeing
A charity has strengthened its links with a local authority as it looks to improve mental health in Renfrewshire
NEWS 23 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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