*BOOKING NOW CLOSED* If you are a Third Sector Organization delivering a service in Falkirk and interested in finding out more about emerging mental health themes and suicide prevention, then join our upcoming Health and Wellbeing Forum! We would like to welcome you to our first-ever in person Health and Wellbeing Forum, which takes place…
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Palliative Care in Scotland Consultation
Palliative and end of life care is predominantly provided by the charitable sector in a hospice or hospice at home setting with no legal right to palliative care currently existing. Under current contracts, GPs are obliged to support patients with generalist palliative care, however, with GP resources completely overstretched this means a large proportion of…
Employee Upskilling Courses – University of Dundee
The University of Dundee will be holding a series of webinars discussing each of the fully funded employee upskilling courses they offer: Business Management, IT Management for Business, IT Software Development, Civil Engineering, and Engineering, Design and Manufacturing. These courses are available to current or new employees of all ages, with the webinars highlighting how…
New Hate Crime Laws Come Into Force: April 2024
New measures to tackle the harm caused by hatred and prejudice came into force on 1st April 2024. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act aims to provide greater protection for victims and communities. It introduces new offences for threatening or abusive behaviour which is intended to stir up hatred based on prejudice towards…
LinkLiving Moving On Up – Intake
LinkLiving are currently recruiting for their next Moving On Up intake which is due to start in Falkirk at Link Academy in May 2024. Moving On Up is for 16-19 year olds and is a two-tiered programme that offers tailored support covering mental health and resilience, and skills for life. The aim of Moving On…
Falls – Local Community Support Available
Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership now have a Falls Lead in position. The Falls Lead will support local services to promote early identification of those at risk of falls and to encourage our communities to think about early support to reduce the impact of falls on health and wellbeing. To promote early support for…
Mark Stress Awareness Month with Money Advice Scotland
To mark April as Stress Awareness Month, Money Advice Scotland are running online bite-sized workshops to help address stress and promote wellbeing. These thirty-minute sessions will provide time and space to think critically about managing day-to-day stress and taking care of yourself at work. Protecting Your Wellbeing Workshops will get participants examining their boundaries; which…
Psychological Support Survey for People Affected by Cancer in Scotland
Macmillan recognises that emotional and psychological challenges are part of the experience of cancer. It is important that people affected by cancer are able to access the kind of psychological support that’s right for them. That might be an informal chat, a support group or more formal counselling or psychological therapy. Macmillan have funded an…
