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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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Massive funding boost for third sector consortium
​Cash will be used to support older veterans
NEWS 18 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Thousands sign online rape clause petition
​Pressure grows on UK government to scrap controversial legislation making women prove they were raped to get child benefits
NEWS 18 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Care workers’ impossible job highlighted in Unison video
Leading union says UK's army of care workers are under more pressure than ever before
NEWS 12 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Child abuse helpline asks victims to name their abusers
Helpline will reassure victims they are safe to name the perpetrators of abuse
NEWS 12 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Health charities plan all out blitz on booze
​Scotland's ill fated relationship with the bottle must end say leading health campaigners
NEWS 12 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Revealed: 50,000 mobility vehicles taken from disabled people as part of PIP
Transition from DLA to PIP sees nearly half of disabled people lose their mobility entitlement to a vehicle
NEWS 12 April 2017 by Robert Armour
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Scotland hailed for prescribing revolutionary HIV drug
Campaigners say Scotland has led the way in prescribing Prep on the NHS
NEWS 11 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Generation of Scots know their illness won’t improve
Most Parkinson's patients know their illness won't improve
NEWS 10 April 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scottish mums’ campaign for cancer drug wins victory
The Scottish Medicines Consortium agreed to license a life-extending cancer drug after bowing to the pressure from a group of mums with breastcancer
NEWS 10 April 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Drive to improve LGBT mental health launched
New drive aims to tackle inequalities in the support and treatment of LGBT people
NEWS 6 April 2017 by Robert Armour
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

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