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April 2018 e-bulletin
April 2018 e-bulletin
Time for Radical Change
Robin Jackson’s report Reforming Social Care: Time for Radical Change, published by the Centre for Welfare Reform, once again gives us lots to think about. The report provides a wide ranging and trenchant critique of social care policy and practice in England. There is a very positive vision too alongside the critical analysis. In Chapter Five, […]
Great Day for Care Review team visit
Camphill School Aberdeen recently hosted a visit for the independent Care Review team. Liz Brabender, the person who leads the secretariat team supporting the Review said it was a great day with a warm welcome from everyone we met. [We were] especially grateful to the young people who shared lunch and then their experiences with […]
Care Review Team visits Camphill School Aberdeen
Camphill School Aberdeen were delighted to host a visit from the Care Review team this week, as the Scottish Government launches the independent review of the care system. The review, led by Fiona Duncan, is focusing on all aspects of the care system, and will propose changes to “improve both the quality of life and […]
Influencing Policy Group Ready for Action
Camphill Scotland’s Influencing Group will hold its inaugural meeting at Camphill Blair Drummond today. A good turnout is expected from member communities at the group, which will focus on making the most of opportunities to maximise the impact of Camphill in Scotland in policy development and in legislation. For more information contact our Policy & […]
Back to Bedlam? Key Report on Learning Disability
The Centre for Welfare Reform has published a damning report on the state of learning disability practice and policy in England. It is very much worth reading from a Scottish perspective too. The author of the report, Robin Jackson, sets out to show that: Successive governments in the UK have ignored people with a learning […]
What’s in a Name?
Camphill Scotland has written to Scotland’s Census about the way Camphill communities are categorised for the purposes of the national census. We think they should be categorised as ”˜intentional communities’ and not ”˜communal establishments’ as they are at present. This is an important issue as the census data is used by national decision makers to […]
Life in Camphill
You can find out more about what it is like to live and work in a Camphill community in Scotland through this publication which was created with support from communities and residents. The booklet introduces you to some of the people living in Camphill, and the different opportunities that Camphill in Scotland has given to them. […]
Consultation on the new National Health and Social Care Standards (January 2017)
Following on from the consultation of the National Care Standards in 2014, the next phase of the National Care Standards Review is to develop a set of Standards linked to the overarching Principles which were approved by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport in February 2016. Views were sought to help develop the specific […]
