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Fair Work First Guidance
September 29th, 2021
Guidance on Fair Work First has been published. It is designed to encourage and support employers to adopt fair work practices within their organisation.
Garnock Valley Locality Partnership Meeting – 21 September 2021
September 15th, 2021
All of our meetings are open to the public and all you have to do to contribute is speak to your local Community Representative about what you want to put forward. If you don’t know who your local Representative is please contact us and we will put you in touch with them. Garnock Valley LP  […]
Penumbra Vacancies
September 03rd, 2021
Penumbra Vacancies are noted below: https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/penumbra/vms/e/careers/positions/atOGi7li9i2AxulXBRDWX9 Recovery Practitioner – This is a part-time position for 18.75 hours. https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/penumbra/vms/e/careers/positions/coM_WlVm9d0RiEk8dXqw9J Recovery Practitioner  – This is a full-time position for 37.5 hours. The closing date for both positions is Sunday 19th September.
Herbert Protocol Launches Across Ayrshire
September 02nd, 2021
The Herbert Protocol is a well-established initiative that helps support vulnerable persons who are living with dementia or memory loss. The initiative is already used in some Divisions across Police Scotland as well as the wider UK. On 1st September 2021 Ayrshire Division is launching the Herbert Protocol. The protocol encourages carers, family and friends […]
Minimum Income Guarantee
August 23rd, 2021
An engagement exercise has been launched to gather views on how establishing a Minimum Income Guarantee could be designed and delivered in Scotland. This dialogue will close on Thursday 16 September 2021.
Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland increase
August 23rd, 2021
The number of alcohol-specific deaths has increased by 17% to 1,190 in 2020, up from 1,020 in 2019 in Scotland. This is the largest number of deaths due to alcohol recorded since 2008. Other key findings show that in 2020: Probable suicide deaths decreased by 3% to 805 deaths, from 833 in 2019. There was […]
Continued inequalities in use of greenspace
August 23rd, 2021
A report on inequalities in access and use of greenspace has been published. This shows that in April 2021 almost ¾ of those classified as high socio-economic status visited greenspace in the previous 4 weeks, compared to under 60% of those classified as low socio-economic status.
Quantifying the health and economic benefits of active commuting in Scotland
August 23rd, 2021
A new report on quantifying the health and economic benefits of active commuting in Scotland has been published.
Fire Safety
August 23rd, 2021
A media campaign has been launched to encourage homeowners to install interlinked heat and smoke alarms new fire safety laws come into effect next year. From February all homeowners will be required to have interlinked alarms. Most homes will also require a carbon monoxide alarm. Private rented and new-build homes must already meet these standards, […]
Womens Health Plan
August 23rd, 2021
The Women’s Health Plan outlines ambitious improvement and change in areas including menopause, heart health, menstrual health including endometriosis, and sexual health. Key actions include: appointing a national Women’s Health Champion and a Women’s Health Lead in every NHS board establishing a Women’s Health Research Fund to close gaps in scientific and medical knowledge providing […]
New fair work criteria
August 20th, 2021
New Fair Work criteria will come into effect from October 2021 which will encourage employers to explicitly promote flexible and family friendly practices, alongside their opposition to fire and rehire processes and their support for other fair work priorities. Fair Work First criteria are used in the evaluation of funding bids and applications for public […]
Recorded Crime in Scotland
August 20th, 2021
The police in Scotland recorded 19,092 crimes in July 2021. This was 6% lower than the crimes recorded in the same month of 2020 and 13% lower than the crimes recorded in the same month of 2019.
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