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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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Shocking treatment of disabled people exposed yet again

NEWS 8 June 2016 by Paul Cardwell
Social Justice & Poverty
A UK disability charity has revealed a catalogue of errors surrounding personal independence payments it says has caused "truly shocking" levels of stress

https://tfn.scot/news/shocking-treatment-of-disabled-people-exposed-yet-again

GPs see disabled illness rise from poor access in homes

NEWS 4 March 2015 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
​GPs spending time treating illness and injury because of inaccessible homes

https://tfn.scot/news/gps-see-disabled-illness-rise-from-poor-access-in-homes

Film fan pushes for sight loss aids

NEWS 12 July 2021 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Industry urged to insert audio descriptors in titles

https://tfn.scot/news/film-fan-pushes-for-sight-loss-aids

No respite - the toll of the pandemic on unpaid carers revealed

NEWS 14 July 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Health & Social Care
more than eight out of 10 unpaid carers say they have not had a break since March 2020

https://tfn.scot/news/no-respite-the-toll-of-the-pandemic-on-unpaid-carers-revealed

Charities call for action on "vaccine apartheid"

NEWS 10 June 2021 by Gareth Jones
Environment & International
Health & Social Care
1 comment
Members of the international People’s Vaccine Alliance have called for intellectual property rules on vaccines to be waived to help global access to vaccination

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-call-for-action-on-vaccine-apartheid

Charities react to adult social care review

NEWS 4 February 2021 by Rab Armour
Health & Social Care
Sweeping changes must be made to social care

https://tfn.scot/news/charities-react-to-adult-social-care-review

Charity calls for national shopping service for Scotland

NEWS 26 February 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
#NeverMoreNeeded
Food Train says such a service would provide consistency across the country

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-national-shopping-service-for-scotland

£5m fund to help voluntary sector transition to net zero

NEWS 29 November 2021 by Graham Martin
Management
Environment & International
Funding & Finance
Managed by Social investment Scotland, the fund will provide loans to successful applicants starting from £10,000

https://tfn.scot/news/5m-fund-to-help-voluntary-sector-transition-to-net-zero

Pressure grows on big pharma to loosen grip on vaccine patents

NEWS 6 December 2021 by Graham Martin
Environment & International
1 comment
Campaigners say Boris Johnson must join in calls for waiving of intellectual property rights to beat vaccine inequality

https://tfn.scot/news/pressure-grows-on-big-pharma-to-loosen-grip-on-vaccine-patents

Scots warned about new scams as national ScamWatch week gets underway

NEWS 30 August 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Culture & Leisure
1 comment
The campaign is highlighting it's not only older people who fall victim

https://tfn.scot/news/scots-warned-about-new-scams-as-national-scamwatch-week-gets-underway

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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.