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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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Scottish Government urged to “get a grip” on delayed discharges
New figures showed almost 1,500 patients were stuck in hospital unnecessarily each day in July.
NEWS 3 September 2019 by Gavin Stuart
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Cut price deals fuel unhealthy diets
Parents have said junk food promotions tempt them into buying unhealthy food, a charity survey has found
NEWS 2 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Charity makes high-profile board appointments
Former politicians Kezia Dugdale and Andrew Wilson have joined the board of Sistema Scotland
NEWS 2 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Pilot scheme helps young carers find work
The six-week course was provided by Action for Children and Glasgow’s Health and Social Care Partnership.
NEWS 2 September 2019 by Gavin Stuart
 
Online dating is behind an increase in rapes
Charity seeing more people being raped through meetings arranged on the internet
NEWS 30 August 2019 by Robert Armour
 
News in brief: what’s been going on across Scotland’s third sector 30 August 2019
A selection of stories from communities and voluntary organisations across Scotland
LIST 30 August 2019 by Yasmin Hackett
 
Shock as charity closes after 197 years
The liquidators have been called in at Deaf Connections due to falling revenues and funding reductions
NEWS 30 August 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Disadvantaged youngsters in Scotland to benefit from positive coaching
Winning Scotland Foundation have launched a new project to create opportunities for young people through sport and physical activity
NEWS 29 August 2019 by Yasmin Hackett
 
Grave no-deal Brexit concerns raised
A letter from 85 organisations from across the UK to Boris Johnson says civil society is not prepared for leaving the European Union without a deal
NEWS 29 August 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
MPs must be allowed to represent disabled people in Brexit debate
Inclusion Scotland has said the proroguing of parliament will only cement fears disabled people have about Brexit
NEWS 29 August 2019 by Gareth Jones
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