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Dundee Carers Week 201812/06/2018 - 08:09

Carers Week 11-17th June 2018 is an annual awareness campaign to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the UK’s 6.5 million carers. Read Councillor Ken Lynn's blog here
Equality Publication of the Equality Mainstreaming Progress Report 2016-201830/03/2018 - 13:08The Equality Mainstreaming Progress Report 2016-2018 was approved at the Integration Joint Board meeting on the 30th March 2018. In 2016 the Integration Joint Board approved and published its…
improvement image Transformation of Lochee Health Centre28/03/2018 - 11:10

Lochee Health Centre could be set for a transformation costing over £250,000.

The integration joint board (IJB) of the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership will consider a report on…
From the Smart Care Convetion in 2017 Dundee Smart Care Convention 201802/03/2018 - 12:50

The Dundee Smart Care Convention will take place at The Steeple, Dundee on the 21st of March 2018. The convention features innovations in Technology Enabled Care, speakers from the British Heart…
New Health and Social Care Standards12/02/2018 - 13:25

The Health and Social Care Standards set out what we should expect when using health, social care or social work services in Scotland. They seek to provide better outcomes for everyone and to…
Transforming Mental Health and Learning Disabilities12/02/2018 - 12:24

NHS Tayside is redesigning Adult Mental Health Inpatient Services and Learning Disability Inpatient Services as part of its Mental Health and Learning Disability Services Redesign Transformation…
Coloured carers silhouette image What's Best for Dundee Carers - Report on Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 Implementation Pilot Project in Dundee19/12/2017 - 15:26

The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 introduces new rights for unpaid carers and new duties for local councils and the NHS to provide support to carers.  It also introduces a number of new provisions to…
A group of adults and children in silhouette form standing against a darker blue background. One adult is in a wheelchair and tended to by another adult. A Caring Dundee19/12/2017 - 14:12A Caring Dundee was launched on 24th November Carers Rights Day by Ken Lynn the Chair of Dundee’s Integration Joint Board.This three year plan recognises the significant and vital contribution that…
Silhouettes of three people. One using a single walking stick, one in a wheelchair, and one with two walking sticks. They are light blue and sit against a dark blue background. Dundee's ambitious Smart Health and Care Programme06/12/2017 - 14:09

Ambitious plans to put technology to work in care and healthcare were launched today by Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership (DHSCP). The launch comes during Digital Health & Care Week…
Cancer Dundee Pioneering New £1m Service for Cancer Patients in Dundee05/12/2018 - 10:35

A new service to ensure cancer patients are offered emotional, practical and financial support has been launched in Dundee.

Macmillan Cancer Support and The Dundee Health and Social Care…