The health and wellbeing of children and young people lies at the heart of our work and the principles of the UNCRC are embedded in everything we do. Founded in 1961, as Mother Care for Children in Hospital, Children’s Health Scotland has grown to become the leading children’s healthcare charity in Scotland. We are the…
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Lochaber Citizens Advice Bureau
Aims: To provide free, impartial, independent, confidential advice and information. Services provided: General advice service Welfare rights service Money advice service Opening hours: General Public – Monday to Friday –Â 10.00am – 3.00pm Specialist Services – Monday to Friday –Â 9 – 5
Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland)
Aims: The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) 2000 Act created the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in Scotland. The OPG has a general function to supervise individuals who have been appointed to manage the financial or property affairs of adults who lack the capacity to do so for themselves. Services provided: Provide general information, advice…
T.F.H. Special Needs Toys Ltd
Description of service: Mail order company that supplies outdoor equipment including swings, tactile toys, trampolines, plus multi-sensory and soft play rooms. Catalogue available on request. Equipment hire: Do not hire out equipment, but can help with installation and training. Access to premises: Premises are wheelchair accessible to public, only if notice of visit has been…
Macmillan Citizens Advice Bureau Partnership (The)
Aims: To work in partnership with other relevant organisations to help ease financial, personal and family pressures on people with cancer, their carers and family members. Services provided: Inform people about their rights and advise on the options available to them and the practical consequences of different courses of action Provide practical guidance and support…
COMMTACS Training and Development
Aims: COMMTACS aims to deliver high quality training services within deaf and deafblind awareness, and communication tactics with deaf and deafblind people. Services provided: Provide high quality BSL translation services of leaflets and web video clips. Additional information: Reduced fees for voluntary organisations.