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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

 
Myles Fitt explains why a new campaign aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of coeliac disease, which is undiagnosed in as many as 40,000 Scots

 
Theresa Fyffe believes we all need to speak the same language to ensure the best health and social care services for Scots

 
Ian Welsh explains why Scotland's new joint health and social care boards could herald the dawn of a new age of person-centred care

 
Duncan McNeil believes that poverty and ill health are not predestined for Scots with certain postcodes

 
Jenny Brotchie argues that in difficult times the third sector has a critical role in the shift toward a successful enabling state

 

 
Hilda Campbell believes its time we stood up and took responsibility for creating a society where everyone has an equal right to good health

 
Claire Cairns welcomes a new bill to give carers the right to help from their council but argues everyone should get the same support

 
Kirsten Hogg says third sector organisations are committed to self-directed support even if they are trailing on delivery

 
​Charity chief Gilbert Grieve on making health care services local