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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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Thank goodness you’re here!   
June Pennykid celebrates the sector on her return to the Gathering
OPINION 27 October 2023 by June Pennykid
 
Co-designing the National Care Service: aspiration rather than reality?
Sara Redmond says progress on the NCS should not be lost to expediency and fear of sharing power
OPINION 19 October 2023 by Sara Redmond
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From counting the time to making time count: 'waiting well' for NHS treatment 
Alan McGinley on the challenges and progress made to ensure people are 'waiting well' for NHS treatment
OPINION 19 October 2023 by Alan McGinley
 
Warm words won’t cut it for a sector already stretched to the limit 
Allan Faulds: "the longer we wait for fair funding, the greater the risk it will be stretched to breaking point"
OPINION 18 October 2023 by Allan Faulds
 
The door is open - now we need to push it a bit further 
CCPS CEO Rachel Cackett reflects on the disappointments and successes of the 4 Steps to Fair Work campaign – and what its emerging movement can do next in its fight for social justice
OPINION 13 October 2023 by Rachel Cackett
 
“I truly love my job”: Hospice Care Week celebrates the staff and volunteers who make hospice care so special 
This week is Hospice Care Week, and will focus on workforce, under the theme: ‘We are hospice care’.
OPINION 9 October 2023 by Helen Malo
 
Closing the gap – empowering people with long term conditions 
Jane-Claire Judson on Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland's new strategy
OPINION 5 October 2023 by Jane-Claire Judson
 
Access to justice for all 
New paper focuses on access to justice for economic, social, cultural and environmental rights.
OPINION 21 September 2023 by Eleanor Deeming Johnstone
 
Programme for Government: has palliative and end of life care been forgotten? 
Scottish Government's commitments should have gone further
OPINION 13 September 2023 by Helen Malo
 
Creating mentally healthy schools 
Martin Crewe: We need to create positive learning spaces in our schools where relationships can be nurtured and learning enhanced
OPINION 13 September 2023 by Martin Crewe
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

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