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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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 is a barrier to good health
​Public policy has to empower people to do things for themselves says a major new study
NEWS 27 June 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Caring about the best services
Nigel Henderson considers what the third sector is doing right as Care Inspectorate results show it's leading in care home provision
OPINION 25 June 2014 Guest post
 
Voluntary sector in a league of its own in care home provision
Voluntary sector ranks highest in care home provision
NEWS 20 June 2014 by Graham Martin
 
Demanding recognition: carers’ voices must be heard in the independence debate
Sandra Webster says that carers must be listened to in the independence debate
OPINION 19 June 2014 Guest post
 
Atlantic rower’s bid ends in injury
Niall Iain Macdonald who has had to abandon his epic fundraising attempt after being struck by a wave
NEWS 17 June 2014 by Paul Cardwell
 
Calls for bus firm probe after woman abandoned in the dead of night
Rape Crisis Scotland says Scottish Citylink may have breached its duty of care
NEWS 17 June 2014 by Graham Martin
 
Time for a social enterprise NHS?
Duncan Thorp questions whether our health service should continue to be run by the state
OPINION 13 June 2014 Guest post
 
Councils not delivering new social care system
Councils have a long way to go to help people with care needs access their legal right to control their own support
NEWS 12 June 2014 by Susan Smith
 
Law change will benefit the disabled
Change in access laws will benefit disabled, says charity
NEWS 10 June 2014 by Graham Martin
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Charity calls for an end to unlawful dementia care
​Alzheimer Scotland has called for changes to dementia care procedures after a report revealed a series of failings in the current system
NEWS 3 June 2014 by Paul Cardwell
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