Aims: Delivering a Peer Support service designed to meet the needs of our members. Services provided: • Provide daily visits to the Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit. Our Peer Support team have sustained a Spinal Cord Injury and focus on understanding the particular concerns of the patient, accompanying them on their rehabilitation journey. •…
Argyll and Bute
Scotland Versus Arthritis
Our Vision A future free from arthritis Our Mission We won’t rest until everyone with arthritis has access to the treatments and support they need to live the life they choose with real hope of a cure in the future. To deliver our mission we invest in world-class research, deliver high-quality services and campaign on the…
Ehlers-Danlos Support UK
Aims: To provide support, advice and information for people with EDS or HSD and their families and friends To heighten awareness among healthcare and other professionals concerning EDS and HSD. To support research to improve understanding of EDS and HSD and to improve healthcare for those affected services provided: Local, peer support provided by trained…
Scottish Cot Death Trust
Aims: To support bereaved families, to raise awareness of cot death and associated risks and to fund research into sudden and unexpected death in infancy (SUDI): Provision of breathing monitors to all infants born into a family that has suffered cot death Raise awareness of cot death and ways of reducing the risks Support for…
Stagetext
Aims: To provide captioning services for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people who wish to enjoy arts and entertainment. Services provided: Offering: Captioning for theatre productions, and live subtitling comedy and talks, similar to television subtitles Speech to text provision using the same equipment for talks and workshops Deaf Awareness Training focuses on arts…
ACOSVO
ACOSVO is a growing membership organisation of over 750 voluntary sector Chief Executives, senior leaders, Chairs and Vice Chairs across Scotland, all committed to the vision of: ‘Excellent Voluntary Sector Leadership in Scotland.’ Our members range from those who lead smaller, community-based organisations to those who head up some of the largest charities in Scotland.…