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Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector?

OPINION 6 January 2026 by Sarah Latto

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Health & Social Care

Sarah Latto asks if this is the long-term cure that we need

https://tfn.scot/opinion/will-a-shift-to-prevention-heal-scotlands-third-sector

Plan aims to tackle social care recruitment crisis

NEWS 19 December 2017 by Gareth Jones

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Small community teams and a national campaign to promote social care as a career are among the initiatives planned

https://tfn.scot/news/plan-aims-to-tackle-social-care-recruitment-crisis

International charities consider risks

NEWS 16 October 2019 by Gareth Jones

Environment & International

New research has shown that charities are reporting more safeguarding and political risks against a backdrop of challenging media coverage

https://tfn.scot/news/international-charities-consider-risks

Sector must stand up to bullies who would exploit Olive Cooke tragedy

OPINION 13 October 2016 by Graham Martin

Management

Let's get our act together - and stand up against those who want to silence charities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/sector-must-stand-up-to-bullies-who-would-exploit-olive-cooke-tragedy

Their vision of the future and ours: they are not the same

OPINION 22 October 2020 by Graham Martin

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

TFN editor Graham Martin says we must not allow Johnson and the UK Tory government to appropriate Build Back Better

https://tfn.scot/opinion/their-vision-of-the-future-and-ours-they-are-not-the-same

What lies beneath: the strange, frozen world of Scottish politics

OPINION 18 February 2021 by Graham Martin

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The national question has created a queasy state of stasis - Graham Martin wonders where civil society will be when things start moving again

https://tfn.scot/opinion/what-lies-beneath-the-strange-frozen-world-of-scottish-politics

Homecare service on the brink of collapse

NEWS 11 January 2018 by Gareth Jones

Management

The vast majority of organisations fear that their home services could face extinction this year

https://tfn.scot/news/homecare-service-on-the-brink-of-collapse

Blind man highlights hidden hazards of Scottish streets

NEWS 15 August 2018 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Charity RNIB has been campaigning against shared space developments in Scotland

https://tfn.scot/news/blind-man-highlights-hidden-hazards-of-scottish-streets

Nowhere to call home - and this needs to change

OPINION 24 November 2022 by Alison Watson

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Policy to protect tenants is welcome, but we need systemic change to bring security for children says Alison Watson

https://tfn.scot/opinion/nowhere-to-call-home

Obituary: Pippa Coutts - sharp wit and good humour

OPINION 11 January 2023 by Jennifer Wallace

Families & Young People

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Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Culture & Leisure

Health & Social Care

Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

At the end of 2022 the team at Carnegie UK said goodbye to their good friend and colleague Pippa Coutts

https://tfn.scot/opinion/pippa-coutts-sharp-wit-and-good-humour

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Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector?

Plan aims to tackle social care recruitment crisis

International charities consider risks

Sector must stand up to bullies who would exploit Olive Cooke tragedy

Their vision of the future and ours: they are not the same

What lies beneath: the strange, frozen world of Scottish politics

Homecare service on the brink of collapse

Blind man highlights hidden hazards of Scottish streets

Nowhere to call home - and this needs to change

Obituary: Pippa Coutts - sharp wit and good humour

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