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Community Belonging – Lessons from lockdown

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I’m fortunate to have two part time jobs. I work as a research assistant at the University of Edinburgh with “bold” (Bringing out Leaders in Dementia) project and, I am …

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Looking after ethnic minority older people during the Corona-19 pandemic in Scotland

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The corona virus pandemic has changed the world as never seen before. It has meant that the Scottish Government has had to move quickly to put plans in place to …

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A Powerful Reunion

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Around 1998 I was a home visitor for a project supporting older people. As part of this I visited a woman who I’ll call Edie. Edie had married late in …

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Locked-in, lucked out ….

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Since the start of the lock-down we’ve had a special kind of music in our house. Not special because of its genre or style. Not reliant on well known composers, …

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Fancy a new word…?

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During the last few months amongst other national changes, we’ve started to use words and phrases that we’ve never used before and as is so often the case, under closer …

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Wash behind your ears

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‘It’s only us mum.’  ‘How did you get in son?’  ‘There is a keybox outside your door, we insert the code and use the key that’s in it.’  ‘Oh well, …

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The Nation’s Comfort Blanket

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For well over a hundred years, radio has played an important part in international, national and private lives journaling every part of our history. From a personal point of view …

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Human Rights

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Our current situation with Covid -19 raises many fears and anxieties about our future and that for our friends and families. We are concerned about the impact of the virus …

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Faith in the Garden

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Rather than the statutory one hour’s walk I decided to work in the garden instead on this particular day. It was chilly and overcast, but somewhere in the ambience of …

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Spare a thought for people affected by dementia and their families

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We are living in strange times. I feel as if my life is suddenly discombobulated, my normal rituals and patterns of living are no more. Life is stripped back to …

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There is a growing awareness among both families and professionals that spiritual care is an essential component of holistic, person-centre care. FiOP has developed a range of projects to address today’s challenges:

  • Dementia care and faith communities
  • Spiritual care education
  • Other work

Upcoming Events

  1. The Malcolm Goldsmith Lecture 2021

    11th May - 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  2. We Need to Talk About Death and Dying

    20th May - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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  • Death and dying – how much information can people stand?

    5th April 2021
    At work, I think about death and dying a lot.  …Read articleon Death and dying – how much information can people stand?
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    22nd March 2021
    In times like these it is easy to feel low …Read articleon Permission to meet your needs!
  • Christians on Ageing – Origins and vision

    1st March 2021
    Christians on Ageing – originally Christian Council on Ageing – …Read articleon Christians on Ageing – Origins and vision
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