Aligning policy and practice
In early June, Faith in Older People and the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care held a joint conference which had the aim of considering the impact of recent policy initiatives …
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I recently had the opportunity to lead a discussion during the Festival of Empathy on ‘compassion and empathy’ with a focus on older people in our different faith communities. I …
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It seems but yesterday when Faith in Older People published the results of the research it had undertaken with faith communities in Scotland (2013) regarding their support for older people …
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Over the years FiOP has considered issues around end of life. We have held civic café events; seminars and had a brilliant lecture from Baroness Neuberger. Working with Good Life; …
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I was delivering a workshop on spiritual care at a conference last week and the debate was robust and interesting. When asked at the beginning of the session to highlight …
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I was very struck by an advertisement in a recent Sunday newspaper for a care home which said that ‘because we have taken the time to get to know Jim …
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Faith in Older People (FiOP) has for some time been urging the Scottish Government to strengthen the existing National Care Standard which relates to the spiritual lives of older people …
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