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Self-directed support marks a new dawn for social care

FEATURE 28 March 2014 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

From 1 April, Scottish people have the legal right to control their own social care budget, a move that impacts on clients and care staff alike

https://tfn.scot/features/a-new-dawn-for-social-care

Deadliest period on record for aid workers this World Humanitarian Day

NEWS 19 August 2025 by Niall Christie

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Social Justice & Poverty

Environment & International

Health & Social Care

Over 400 humanitarian workers have been killed since October 2023 in Gaza

https://tfn.scot/news/deadliest-period-on-record-for-aid-workers-this-world-humanitarian-day

Scotland publishes plan that aims to build a country that cares

NEWS 31 March 2021 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

Plan 21-24 is the first of three plans created on the back of the Independent Care Review

https://tfn.scot/news/scotland-publishes-plan-that-aims-to-build-a-country-that-cares

#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.

OPINION 28 July 2021 by Adam Lang

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Social Justice & Poverty

#NeverMoreNeeded

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#ChristiePlus10: a series of expert blogs reflecting on ten years since the publication of the Christie Commission.

https://tfn.scot/opinion/christieplus10-radical-scotland-not-yet-but-we-can-be-if-we-choose

Song of the Clyde: saving Scotland’s greatest river

FEATURE 23 February 2018 by Graham Martin

Environment & International

How the community and voluntary sector is reviving Scotland's greatest river

https://tfn.scot/features/song-of-the-clyde-saving-scotlands-greatest-river

Shock as health project faces closure

NEWS 11 December 2018 by Gareth Jones

Funding & Finance

Pilton Community Health Project has had its funding slashed by the council and health board operating under Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board

https://tfn.scot/news/shock-as-health-project-faces-closure

From trust to action: how charities can innovate to bridge the giving gap

OPINION 2 September 2024 by Leila Hashemi

Leila Hashemi says the sector has to evolve alongside its supporters

https://tfn.scot/opinion/from-trust-to-action-how-charities-can-innovate-to-bridge-the-giving-gap

Revitalising Trusts project unlocks millions for charities in Scotland

NEWS 11 December 2024 by Niall Christie

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Funding & Finance

Regeneration & Housing

Over £5million from dormant trusts revitalised, with “more to come”.

https://tfn.scot/news/revitalising-trusts-project-unlocks-millions-for-charities-in-scotland

Radical revamp of care in Scotland required

NEWS 5 February 2020 by Gareth Jones

Health & Social Care

Lives are being lost to a system that is fractured and bureaucratic, an independent review of care in Scotland has found

https://tfn.scot/news/radical-revamp-of-care-in-scotland-required

National Lottery Community Fund criticised over funding for “transphobic hate group”

NEWS 9 August 2022 by Niall Christie

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Funding & Finance

Free Pride have become the latest group to criticise LGB Alliance, and the National Lottery’s support of the group.

https://tfn.scot/news/national-lottery-community-fund-criticised-over-funding-for-transphobic-hate-group

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Self-directed support marks a new dawn for social care

Deadliest period on record for aid workers this World Humanitarian Day

Scotland publishes plan that aims to build a country that cares

#ChristiePlus10: Radical Scotland? Not yet, but we can be if we choose.

Song of the Clyde: saving Scotland’s greatest river

Shock as health project faces closure

From trust to action: how charities can innovate to bridge the giving gap

Revitalising Trusts project unlocks millions for charities in Scotland

Radical revamp of care in Scotland required

National Lottery Community Fund criticised over funding for “transphobic hate group”

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