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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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Charity labels 500 hospital deaths as “tragic”

NEWS 13 September 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
Age Scotland has said the amount of patients who die while waiting for discharge shows the need for urgent action in social care

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-labels-500-hospital-deaths-as-tragic

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

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

GE17: hung parliament can work in third sector’s favour

NEWS 9 June 2017 by Graham Martin
Management
The uncertainty surrounding the general election result could provide an opportunity for the third sector to push forward its agenda

https://tfn.scot/news/ge17-hung-parliament-can-work-in-third-sectors-favour

World’s poorest will suffer as Tories axe aid department

NEWS 17 June 2020 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
DfID decision a "disaster" for the world's poor - and the fight against Covid

https://tfn.scot/news/worlds-poorest-will-suffer-as-tories-axe-aid-department

Scots families face lockdown financial struggles

NEWS 1 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
Regeneration & Housing
Many households have seen a drop in income and some fear being able to pay the rent, new research has shown

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-families-face-lockdown-financial-struggles

Holyrood 2026: Scottish sector in wait and see mode

NEWS 12 May 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
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Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Charities are taking time this week to work out how to respond to the new parliamentary arithmetic

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2026-scottish-sector-in-wait-and-see-mode

Jobs revolution needed to lift children out of poverty

NEWS 29 May 2026 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has been published

https://tfn.scot/news/jobs-revolution-needed-to-lift-children-out-of-poverty

DEC launches Myanmar earthquake appeal

NEWS 3 April 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Nearly 3,000 are feared dead

https://tfn.scot/news/dec-launches-myanmar-earthquake-appeal

There is nothing natural about this

FEATURE 1 October 2022 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
The climate collapse is ramping up demands on the international aid sector just as cash from governments gets cut. Graham Martin asks what happens when you're needed more than ever but there's only so much you can do.

https://tfn.scot/features/there-is-nothing-natural-about-this

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2026. 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.