The harvesting of hope through Covid solidarity: a personal reflection for Halloween.
Perhaps it’s because I have the blood of generations of Gaels coursing through me that I have always been fascinated by Halloween, or should I say, Samhain. Samhain is the […]
‘Get up, stand up for your rights’: a call for an Older Peoples’ Commissioner. A blog for United Nations Day.
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. At different stages of our life we probably most of us need heroes. For some they will be the celluloid stars of imagination, […]
Transition from student to qualified nurse – October Nursing Blog
Latest nursing blog from our Transforming Workforce Lead.
Care home visiting: the keeping of promises in winter: a personal reflection.
In the week that has passed one thing has dominated my conversation and consideration – care home visiting. On Monday the Cabinet Secretary published Guidance which amongst other things extended […]
Palliative humanity: living through dying a blog for World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
When the story of the pandemic is finally written I hope that one of the chapters in that tome will be the recounting of how as individuals and as a […]
The invisible pandemic: the urgent need to renew homecare
If the weather allows this weekend I will hopefully escape the house and get into the garden to start to prepare the soil for the seasonal planting of bulbs. I’ve […]
Turning the world purple: a reflection for International Older Persons Day.
Today the 1st October marks the 30th Anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons. It is a United Nations event which focusses on continued age discrimination across the world and […]
200 days of emptiness, waiting and yearning: a reflection
On Monday it will be 200 days since March 12th/13th when the majority of Scotland’s care homes shut down in order to protect residents from the emerging threat of coronavirus. […]
‘Getting the balance right’ – latest nursing blog
Nursing blog for the month of September.
Trust in care : a personal reflection
I noticed in my calendar this morning that Monday is International Peace Day. It’s a day designed to promote peace among nations and peoples. The UN established the day and […]
Taking risks cautiously: a personal reflection.
This weekly blog is a day later than normal. I spent yesterday cutting a hedge or to be more accurate doing the manual labour when my suitably qualified and certificated […]
The pain of separation: are we creating an abnormal normality?
When I was at school my English teacher brought many poets to come and read to us. I probably didn’t appreciate then just how lucky I was. I do now. […]
The silence of absence: reflections for National Grief Awareness Day.
In life if we are lucky we are sometimes fortunate in meeting people whose words and insights resonate with our own. For me one such individual was the Irish poet […]
August nursing blog – ‘To vaccinate is to care – our new moto?’
‘To vaccinate is to care’ – Our new moto? There is nothing like a global pandemic to make you rethink what is important to protect ourselves and others. In recent […]
The technology of touch: potential and limitation in the digital care age.
I am unashamedly an enthusiast for technology and gadgets. I may not have the latest phone or gizmo, but it is likely if you do I will look on with […]
Life interrupted: preparing to do better. A blog from our CEO
I have been thinking a lot this week about the weather. The weather has always fascinated me, which is probably just as well for someone born in Scotland and with […]
The invisibility of loneliness: an opportunity to change – a blog from our CEO.
Like many others working in social care I receive invitations to attend events and conferences. This week I have received notification of no less than three conferences in the next […]
Home: a place of shielding and freedom: our CEO’s weekly blog.
I’m writing these words from the Isle of Skye where I arrived yesterday to visit family for the weekend. Every time I come to Skye I have a sense of […]
New nursing blog for July from our Transforming Workforce Lead
Latest nursing blog from our Transforming Workforce Lead.