Can Theology be Practical?
This was the question we addressed in a Roundtable discussion in October 2018 with presentations from distinguished speakers and questions posed from an invited group of participants. Our speakers included Professor John Swinton, Aberdeen University …
View PresentationSpiritual Care Education in Hospital Based Complex Continuing Care units in one health board area in Scotland: A qualitative appreciative enquiry into spiritual care delivery by health care workers
A collaborative study between Faith in Older People and NHS Lothian Spiritual Care Spiritual Care Education in Hospital Based Complex Continuing Care units FINAL REPORT FEB 2018
View ReportIs Spiritual Care in the health care setting everyone’s business?
Introduction In 2015 the then head of the spiritual care team in Lothian Health Board, Scotland, became concerned that the gradual reduction in hours allotted to the team was having an adverse effect on the spiritual care in the nine hospital based com …
View ReportDelivery of spiritual care in HBCCC from the community and faith based pastoral care teams
Aim of paper: Identifying and fulfilling the need for community spiritual care engagement with HBCCC units
View ReportA Connected Scotland
Presentation by Lawrence Mearns, Scottish Government at the FIOP hosted ‘Loneliness and Isolation Conference’ in March 2019.
View PresentationThe lived experience of loneliness and social isolation in Scotland
Presentation by Kiren Zubairi at the FIOP hosted ‘Loneliness and Isolation Conference’ in March 2019.
View PresentationA Perspective from the Voluntary Sector on Implementing: ‘A Connected Scotland Strategy’
Paul Okroj presentation at the FIOP hosted ‘Loneliness and Isolation Conference’ in March 2019.
View PresentationToilet talk: Accessible design for people with dementia
Why are public toilets so hard to find and often challenging to use? It’s a topic few people want to talk about but one that is vital to the dignity of many older people and people living with dementia. Download the Free ebook below.
View BooksTea, Talk and Samosas
The Tea, Talk and Samosas report is the culmination of a project with a group of older South Asian women living in Great Harwood, Lancashire, working in partnership with Age UK Lancashire. The new report details findings and recommendations from a pion …
View Policy, ReportLoneliness: the public health challenge of our time
A policy briefing by the Mental Health Foundation and Age Scotland Loneliness is one of the leading public health challenges of our time. Research suggests more than 100,000 older people in Scotland are “chronically lonely” and it’s as damaging to heal …
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