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Name change for health charity

The British Dental Health Foundation charity has been renamed the Oral Health Foundation

NEWS 15 March 2016 by Graham Martin

Scotland hosts international mental health gathering

Mental health organisations from around the world are visiting Scotland this week

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Are specialist nurses a luxury or a lifeline?

John Eden of the Scottish Huntington's Association on the need for specialist nurses

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Care worker suspended over man in wheelchair piled with shopping

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Disabled people will access all areas this weekend

Now in its second year, Disabled Access Day looks set to be bigger and better this year with many more venues taking part

NEWS 11 March 2016 by Robert Armour

Our neighbourhood network is a success because it’s not a charity

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FEATURE 9 March 2016 by Robert Armour

Chief encounters: Branding is more important to charities than big businesses

Shona Cardle, of Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, says changing the charity's name from Yorkhill Children's Charity was key to connecting it to its work

NEWS 9 March 2016 by Paul Cardwell

Charity strike action called off at eleventh hour

Vital services run by children's charity could have been compromised by national strike action

NEWS 9 March 2016 by Robert Armour

£200m boost but no access for disabled on Glasgow subway

Upgrade falls short of making Glasgow's subway network accessible for disabled people

NEWS 8 March 2016 by Robert Armour

Anger as trust closes hugely successful running club

Glasgow Life closes running club despite thousands of lives being transformed over the last 18 years

NEWS 8 March 2016 by Robert Armour

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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