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20 ways we can adapt to be more dementia-friendly

By Philly Hare23rd January 2014Engage

In the UK, there will soon be a million of us with dementia. Today, we publish a set of case studies illustrating how we can adapt to a dramatically changing

Career Profile – Mental Health Nurse

By Iain MacDonald23rd January 2014New To Care

If you’re a good communicator and want to help people with mental health problems, a job in mental health could be perfect for you. Mental health nurses work in hospitals

Family support in Scotland

By Iain MacDonald23rd January 2014Reports & Resources

A report examined whole-family support in Scotland for families facing multiple disadvantage. It said that their lives were often complex and that the best services worked with that complexity, but

Maxed Out: Serious personal debt in Britain

By Iain MacDonald23rd January 2014Reports & Resources

Millions of people in the UK are currently struggling under the weight of their personal debt. Squeezed household budgets, the rising cost of living and a stagnant economy have pushed

How is the health and social care system performing? January 2014

By Iain MacDonald22nd January 2014Reports & Resources

While our analysis of key performance data in the latest quarterly monitoring report shows that NHS performance is holding up well, the survey findings from finance directors working in the

Stop and search in Scotland: An evaluation of police practice

By Iain MacDonald21st January 2014Reports & Resources

This report sets out selected findings from a doctoral project on the use of stop and search in Scotland. The report sets out a body of evidence on the use

Growing Up In A Hostile Environment: The rights of undocumented migrant children in the UK

By Iain MacDonald21st January 2014Reports & Resources

Public concern about immigration is currently at the highest level seen for a number of years. In May 2013, one poll found that 57% of those surveyed ranked ‘immigration’ among

Sobering up

By Iain MacDonald21st January 2014Reports & Resources

Britain has a complicated relationship with alcohol. Despite the tabloid hysteria, the evidence shows that overall we are drinking less than we were a decade ago. At the same time,

The Impact of Disability on the Lives of Young Children: Analysis of Growing Up in Scotland Data

By Iain MacDonald21st January 2014Reports & Resources

This research project was commissioned by Scottish Government Children and Families Analysis with the objective of undertaking an in-depth analysis of data from the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS)

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