Health services over the spring holidays
Most GP surgeries in Tayside will be closed on Monday 29 May. Please check your practice’s opening times and make sure you know where to get the right care in the right place.
News
Live Better, Longer Event
We are delighted to share some images from the Live Better, Longer Event which was held yesterday in the Reid Hall, Forfar. The partnership event was hosted by Angus Community Planning Partnership on behalf of Angus Council, Angus Health and Social Care Partnership and ANGUSalive. The event was designed to help residents and stakeholders have …
Neurological Enhanced Community Support
The Neurological Enhanced Community Support (NECS) project was funded by monies from the Scottish Government to support the Neurological Care & Support Framework. It provided a proactive and comprehensive wrap-around support service for neurological patients with a focus on people with MS and Huntington’s disease. The main aim was to prevent crisis management and maintain …
Angus launch of Care Opinion
Angus residents can now feedback on local health services following the Angus launch of Care Opinion on Tuesday, 4 April. Angus Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) is committed to hearing from Angus residents about their experiences of using health services. Patient feedback will be used to inform and improve service provision going forward. Gail Smith, Chief Officer …
Duty Of Candour Report 2022/23
The organisational Duty of Candour provision of the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 (The Act) and The Duty of Candour Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2018 set out the procedure that organisations providing health services, care services and social work services in Scotland are required by law to follow when there has been …
National Parkinson’s Awareness Day
Today is National Parkinson’s Awareness Day. Around 12,400 people have a diagnosis of Parkinson’s in Scotland. Parkinson’s UK are on a mission to change attitudes, support one another and find a cure. You can find more information and support on their website, or by calling 0808 800 0303. In Angus, there is a pop-in Parkinson’s …
Angus Partnership Delivers Positive Change and Improved Outcomes for Adults at Risk of Harm
A joint inspection of multi-agency arrangements for adult support and protection in Angus has praised the local partnership for its response to challenges set by the pandemic, significant increases in referrals and its considerable improvement activity agenda. The Care Inspectorate, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland carried out an inspection …
NHS Tayside – Keep Well in Winter
NHS Tayside has launched its annual ‘Keep Well in Winter’ campaign which aims to help members of the public look after their health and wellbeing over the coming months.
Care at Home Update (07 Nov 22)
The Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has requested that social care data relating to outstanding assessments and hours of unmet need at local health and social care partnership level are made public.
Equalities Mainstreaming Report
We have now published our Equalities Mainstreaming Report for 2022 – 2024.
