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Charity launches nationwide shopping service

NEWS 2 June 2020 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

Food Train Connects has been launched in response to thousands of older Scots needing support during the coronavirus pandemic

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-launches-nationwide-shopping-service

Half of Parkinson’s drug doses “administered late”

NEWS 24 October 2019 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Parkinson's UK has highlighted the shocking failures in hospital treatment for those in Scotland with the condition

https://tfn.scot/news/half-of-parkinsons-drug-doses-administered-late

Social care “postcode lottery”

NEWS 24 January 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

A charity has called for charges for non-residential social care for people with Parkinson’s and other long term conditions to be scrapped

https://tfn.scot/news/social-care-postcode-lottery

Access to physical activity must be increased to aid mental health

NEWS 12 January 2021 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

The Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Mental Health has reported its latest findings

https://tfn.scot/news/access-to-physical-activity-must-be-increased-to-aid-mental-health

Struggling families hit hardest by lockdown

NEWS 14 January 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Social Justice & Poverty

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation's annual flagship report reveals the issues millions of families face across the UK

https://tfn.scot/news/struggling-families-hit-hardest-by-lockdown

Charity workers less likely to get living wage than everyone else

NEWS 7 November 2017 by Susan Smith

Management

More than a quarter of people working for UK charities are not paid the living wage, compared to just a fifth of the rest of the population

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-workers-less-likely-to-get-living-wage-than-everyone-else

New sleepover ruling could save social care charities millions

NEWS 13 July 2018 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Social care bodies say new Court of Appeal ruling could absolve charities of millions of pounds of back payments for sleepover shifts

https://tfn.scot/news/new-sleepover-ruling-could-save-social-care-charities-millions

LGBT inequality rife in Scotland

NEWS 21 July 2015 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Vast majority of LGBT Scots suffer daily inequality because of their sexuality

https://tfn.scot/news/report-finds-lgbt-inequality-rife-in-scotland

Further details of inquiry into historic child abuse announced

NEWS 29 May 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Families & Young People

Children 1st welcomes the appointment of Susan O’Brien QC as chair of Scotland's inquiry into historic abuse of children in care

https://tfn.scot/news/further-details-of-inquiry-into-historic-child-abuse-announced

Burning issue: should private schools be charities?

NEWS 2 June 2015 by Paul Cardwell

Management

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TFN asked two prominent figures to explain whether they think private schools should be allowed to apply for charity status or not

https://tfn.scot/news/burning-issue-should-private-schools-be-charities

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Half of Parkinson’s drug doses “administered late”

Social care “postcode lottery”

Access to physical activity must be increased to aid mental health

Struggling families hit hardest by lockdown

Charity workers less likely to get living wage than everyone else

New sleepover ruling could save social care charities millions

LGBT inequality rife in Scotland

Further details of inquiry into historic child abuse announced

Burning issue: should private schools be charities?

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