In this blog, Zhan McIntyre, SFHA Policy Lead, shares 10 housing questions you can ask your health and social care partnership.
Adaptations can help people with mobility issues and physical disabilities live safely in their own homes. Many SFHA members have highlighted that funding for adaptations has fallen short in recent years, meaning tenants have had to wait for adaptations that will help them live their lives safely and independently. This article provides a short summary of recent activity relating to adaptations and encourages SFHA members to complete a short survey about their funding situations.
A report into councils’ Strategic Housing Investment Plans (SHIPs) commissioned by SFHA, Shelter Scotland and the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland has now been published.
NHS Health Scotland would like to raise awareness amongst its partners and stakeholders of adverse childhood experiences, also referred to as ACEs, which are stressful events occurring in childhood.
Demonstrating impact of housing support services
A report into councils’ Strategic Housing Investment Plans (SHIPs) commissioned by SFHA, Shelter Scotland and the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Scotland has now been published.
The Scottish Government has written a draft strategy on Tackling Social Isolation and Loneliness. Consultation on this strategy closes on 29 April 2018. SFHA and GWSF are hosting a Housing Association Roundtable event to gather examples and views of members to feed into the SG consultation.
The 39 new state of the art extra care flats will be built by Hart Builders and will help to meet housing need in the Borders.
Zhan McIntyre, SFHA Policy Lead invites you to join Housing Support colleagues to talk about housing support.
Now available online for SFHA members.
Blackwood took its ‘home of the future’ to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) annual conference in Manchester, where attendees were able to see first-hand the pioneering technology it utilises.
The next SFHA Housing Support Group takes place on 18 September 2019 at the Norton Park Business Centre in Edinburgh.
SFHA’s Technology Enabled Care project is contributing to the Digital Health and Social Care Strategy for Scotland and we are looking for a Co-ordinator to drive service redesign.
Contribute to SFHA’s response to the Falls and Fracture Prevention strategy.
Contribute to the SFHA response to the Falls and Fracture Prevention strategy.
