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The Scottish Borders Adult Protection Committee produces regular reports providing a summary of its work for the previous year. The 2010-2011 annual report can now be downloaded from the Scottish Borders Council website.

The Borders Care Learning Network is running a programme of events to raise awareness about maintaining mental wellbeing into older age.The events are free of charge and open to everyone. In February and March there will be a series of roadshows … Continue reading →

The Borders Carers Strategy 2011-2015 is now out for consultation. It sets out how Scottish Borders Council, NHS Borders and local carer organisations will support unpaid adult and young carers, and reflects the commitments made by the Scottish Government in … Continue reading →

The latest issue of our newsletter is now available to download. If you would like a hard copy, please contact us.

At the BVCCF AGM in September, members accepted a proposal that BVCCF should look at a constitutional change and, at a subsequent meeting of the Executive Committee in October, it was agreed that the preferred legal structure would be that … Continue reading →

TWO of Scotland’s leading third sector health bodies are to merge.The Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) and Voluntary Health Scotland are set to become one body after a letter was sent to members of both organisations informing them of … Continue reading →

An easy read version of the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland: 2011-15 Consultation is now available. You can download a pdf version. Easy Read version of Mental Health Strategy consultation document