Johann Lamont MSP launched a public consultation on her proposed Member’s Bill, the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions)(Scotland) Bill, at a well attended event in the Scottish Parliament on 9 October 2019. The public consultation on the Bill will run until 22 January 2020. Speakers at the event included Johann Lamont MSP, Kate Monahan […]
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MP launches Bill focusing on Brexit impact on health and social care
On Friday 11 October 2019 Brendan O’Hara MP launched his European Union Withdrawal (Evaluation of Effects on Health and Social Care Sectors) Bill at an event at the Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector. The event was well attended by organisations which support the Bill. Brendan O’Hara MP is progressing the European Union Withdrawal (Evaluation […]
Visit us at Cosla conference
We are looking forward to attending the COSLA Improvement Service Annual conference this week. The conference is the largest annual gathering of the local government community in Scotland. It will be attended by Council leaders and other elected members, by local authority Chief Executives and by other senior local government officers, along with delegates from […]
Transitions Bill Launch at Scottish Parliament
Johann Lamont MSP is launching her proposed Member’s Bill, the Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions)(Scotland) Bill, in Committee Room 5 in the Scottish Parliament between 1.30pm and 2.30pm on Wednesday 9 October 2019. The Bill has been developed by Johann with support from Camphill Scotland, Camphill School Aberdeen, Ochil Tower School and from Inclusion […]
EU Health & Social Care Bill Launch
Concerned about the impact of Brexit upon health and social care? Want to find out more about the potential effects of Brexit on the health and social care sectors across the 4 Nations? Camphill Scotland, the Alliance of Health and Social Care Scotland (the ALLIANCE) and SCVO are hosting an event on 11 October 2019 […]
Camphill Scotland and partners meet Brexit Cabinet Secretary
Last week Camphill Scotland and our partners met Mike Russell MSP, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Government Business and Constitutional Relations with lead responsibility for the Scottish Government on Brexit. The meeting was initiated by the Scottish Human Rights Consortium to discuss concerns around Brexit. The meeting covered a wide range of issues including […]
Camphill cares for planet as well as people
We are pleased that Camphill’s contribution to caring for the environment as well as for people has been recognised and included in a recent article in The Ecologist by Dan McKanan. The article states that inspiration, hope and progress can be found in Camphill communities around the world. We agree that Members grow socially, emotionally, and […]
MP calls for debate in support of Camphill
Following on from local MP Ross Thomson’s visit to Simeon Care for the Elderly last month, Thomson raised a question in the House of Commons asking the Leader of the House May we have a debate that would celebrate and recognise the important role of international volunteers in our communities, so that charities such as […]
Deputy First Minister opens Ochil Tower’s Life Skills Centre
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, John Swinney, today opened Ochil Tower School’s Life Skills Centre in Auchterarder. This innovative, new centre will provide life skills training and services to support young people with a learning disability, and with other support needs, in the transition from childhood into young adulthood. Life […]
Camphill Blair Drummond welcomes TSB volunteers
Camphill Blair Drummond recently welcomed a group of Volunteers from the TSB’s Edinburgh head office. The TSB volunteers helped Camphill Blair Drummond to complete the building of its Sensory Herb Garden. The group’s work included helping to lay the pathways in the Sensory Herb Garden. The work of the TSB volunteers followed on from the […]
