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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Health charity in NHS warning

NEWS 1 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
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Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland says third sector organisations need long-term funding to help the NHS avoid a permanent state of crisis

https://tfn.scot/news/health-charity-in-nhs-warning

Care organisations hit out at visa plan

NEWS 21 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Social care staff have not been included in plans to give health workers from the EU priority to work in post-Brexit Britain

https://tfn.scot/news/care-organisations-hit-out-at-visa-plan

Refugees face shocking levels of destitution

NEWS 5 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Refugees are struggling to eat, having to walk miles every day and are being stuck in exploitative relationships, a study has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/refugees-face-shocking-levels-of-destitution

Charities welcome plan to scrap women’s jail

NEWS 26 January 2015 by Graham Martin
Social Justice & Poverty
Charities delighted as Scottish Government abandons plans for a new women's prison

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-welcome-plan-to-scrap-womens-jail

Improving transitions to adulthood

OPINION 29 April 2021 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Camphill Scotland and Inclusion Scotland review what commitments Holyrood candidates are making to support those with disabilities

https://tfn.scot/opinion/improving-transitions-to-adulthood

The refugee crisis has not gone away

OPINION 24 October 2019 Guest post
Families & Young People
Robina Qureshi responds to the news that 39 people have been found dead in a lorry in Essex

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-refugee-crisis-has-not-gone-away

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Why medical school training is key to supporting people with eating disorders

OPINION 3 March 2022 by Emma Broadhurst
Families & Young People
Health & Social Care

https://tfn.scot/opinion/eating-disorders-awareness-week-why-medical-school-training-is-key-to-supporting-people-with-eating-disorders

Scotland’s fuel poverty crisis demands action, not just targets

OPINION 30 September 2025 by Tom Barclay
Social Justice & Poverty
Regeneration & Housing
Tom Barclay on working together to address the effects of rising bills

https://tfn.scot/opinion/scotlands-fuel-poverty-crisis-demands-action-not-just-targets

Why social enterprises and charities should care about tax justice  

OPINION 2 October 2025 by Duncan Thorp
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Funding & Finance
Duncan Thorp: social enterprises, charities, cooperatives, community groups and other social economy organisations can and should benefit from fair tax reforms

https://tfn.scot/opinion/why-social-enterprises-and-charities-should-care-about-tax-justice

Chief encounters: Donald MacLeod can’t see the day charities aren’t besieged and unable to cope

NEWS 15 September 2015 by Paul Cardwell
Culture & Leisure
The co-chairman of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland (NRS) pulls no punches

https://tfn.scot/news/chief-encounters-donald-macleod

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2025. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.