Aims: To provide a wide range of national services to blind and partially sighted people. Services provided: Welfare rights service Haggeye, the forum for blind and partially sighted young people RNIB Connect Radio Employment and student support network Education/Technology/Resource centre Information and advice Volunteering opportunities.
Angus
Art in Healthcare
Aims: Art in Healthcare is a charity working across Scotland to improve health and wellbeing for individuals and communities by providing opportunities to experience and engage with high quality visual art, artists and creativity – particularly within community, health and social care settings. Services provided: We provide curated exhibitions in hospitals, hospices, residential care homes…
MND Scotland
Aims: To ensure that with people with Motor Neurone Disease secure the care and support they need. Services provided: Advocacy service Specialist equipment loan service Welfare and benefits service Online support groups Grants for people with MND and their care givers Chalet breaks near Oban and St Andrews 1-1 Counselling service. Bereavement support membership: Open…
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…
Spinal Injuries Scotland
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. •…
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…