Advocacy support curbs disability poverty risk

The Welfare Advocacy Support project has shown the value of expert support for disabled people and people living with long term conditions during assessments for Personal Independence Payment and Work Capability Assessment. 

The project led by the ALLIANCE in partnership with a range of organisations including the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance, independent advocates have attended disability benefit assessments alongside over 500 people with mental health problems, learning disabilities or neurological conditions in four pilot areas across Scotland.

Read the evaluation report, containing detailed feedback from clients about the service, their experience of assessments and their views on the system.
 

News

• Do you have views on recent changes to the process for access to new medicines? If so, we would like to hear from you.
   
• Leuchie House's recently published manifesto calls for 'a break from the past'.
   
• Registration for this year's NHSScotland Event is now live.
   
• Read issue 1 of 'the House Journal', newsletter of the Year of Care Community of Practice.
   
• RNIB Scotland's 'You Care, Eye Care' project now plans to extend its reach into the wider Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area.
   
• Transatlantic PhD Studentship opportunities with the University of Strathclyde's Centre for Health Policy.
   
• Funding opportunity - Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland launch 'Catalysts for Change 2' programme.

Viewpoint - 'Get Loud for MS'

Our latest viewpoint comes from the MS Society's Scotland Director Morna Simpkins on their "Get Loud for MS" campaign in the run up to the Scottish Parliament election on 5 May 2016.

Viewpoint - 'Get Loud for MS'

Events

2 Million Expert Voices; Listening, Learning and Leading Change Conference, 23 May, Glasgow.   Limited spaces are still available for the Roundtable on Specialist Nursing in Scotland, 20 April, Glasgow.    Royal College of Nursing 2016 Holyrood Election Hustings, 21 April, Edinburgh.   The Rheumatology 2016 workshop will take place on 26 April, Glasgow.   Strathclyde Lupus Information Day will be held on 7 May, Glasgow. For a full list of upcoming events, please visit the ALLIANCE website.

Tweets of the Week

Alzheimer Scotland ‏@alzscot There's a great line up of national & international #dementia experts at our #conference http://bit.ly/1Wp8nD6    ENABLE Scotland ‏@ENABLEScotland Less than a week to go, make some time this week to get registered #ENABLEtheVote http://ow.ly/10zfZE    Police Scotland ‏@policescotland We’re working hard to keep ppl safe across Scotland. Tell us what matters to you in your community http://bit.ly/1oTSdDZ #YourViewCounts

Film spotlight

99 Ways to Influence Change Watch this short clip which includes different ideas on how you can influence change in the workplace.    #NurturingTransformation #EmphasisingHumanity