Test and Protect - Scotland’s approach to implementing the 'test, trace, isolate, support' strategy - is a public health measure designed to break chains of transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community. Read more
The Scottish Government announced further details regarding their framework to ease lockdown restrictions. A useful guide has been created to show their vision clearly. Read more
The Scottish Government, COSLA and Partners have come together to create a Coronavirus (COVID-19) Supplementary National Violence Against Women Guidance. It can be found here.
It's Mental Health Awareness Week, and the theme this year is kindness. To mark this, some of the team at Health in Mind have shared their thoughts and kind deeds. Hayley's Chandler, Peer Collaborative Coordinator I decided to think about the kindness we can show animals by being mindful of [...]
Thrive Edinburgh support National Mental Awareness week is delighted to be supporting National Mental Health Awareness Week whose timely theme this year is Kindness. Kindness could transform our schools, places of work, communities and families. Let's shape a society that tips the balance in favour of good mental health, for all of us, [...]
It seems timely, during Mental Health Awareness week which focuses on kindness, that we would celebrate the work of the “Hubs in Tubs” initiative. NHS Lothian and its official charity partner, Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation, are working together to prepare and deliver wellbeing boxes or "Hubs in Tubs" to [...]
Three NHS Boards will pilot contact tracing system. NHS Scotland tracing technology will be testing in NHS Fife, NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Highland. Read more
Due to the emerging data and evidence on coronavirus (COVID-19), and after thorough consideration, the four UK Chief Medical officers are have included the loss or a change in your normal sense of smell to coronavirus symptoms. It can also affect your sense of taste as the two are closely [...]
The Scottish Government announced testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) is to be opened out to everyone who is symptomatic over the age of five. Read more
The Corstorphine Dementia Project are a community-based charity that offers day services to people living with dementia in Corstorphine and its surrounding area. The project has over 30 years of knowledge and experience in supporting people with all types and stages of dementia. The project normally offers social opportunities through [...]
