Highland Senior Citizens Network @SeniorHighland
“Nothing about us, without us.” Collective advocacy for older people in Highland. hscn.co.uk Highland, Scotland Joined November 2019-
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Look for the latest news about another weight loss jab for Type 2 diabetes, #YouTube verifying health workers in the UK, and #Covid | "In the News Friday 8 September 2023" | sway.office.com/vZfY6po8tXYrUy…
Council Tax is one of the most challenging bills for older people who are financially squeezed, so we're concerned that the proposal to increase charges for properties in bands E-H could have a negative impact on many older people. Share your views ⬇️ bit.ly/3Pt8jUT
Register here for our online session alongside @covidinquirysco on Wednesday 6th September at 6PM eventbrite.co.uk/e/698327515397…
What should a new Scottish #HumanRights Bill look like for #SocialCare? Join us for this FREE event to discuss @scotgov new proposals! When? August 31, 3pm-5pm Where? Zoom Find out more and sign up: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/events/so… #Incorporation
Scottish Older People's Assembly Survey 2023 - surveyhero.com/c/uvqrktca
Look for interesting news about microbiomes, fatal heart attacks on Mondays, and a lung cancer pill | "In the News Monday 5 June 2023" | sway.office.com/nfeKc1te1y1d5g…
@ALLIANCEScot are mapping #SensoryLoss Awareness Training across Scotland. This includes any training related to sight, hearing and dual sensory loss, Deafness or deafblindness. Find out more about the survey aims and complete the survey by June 7 here: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/scot…
It's #CarersWeek! 'Give Carers a Break' Read about the vital need and urgent challenges facing carers in Scotland: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/give…
Out and about in Highland - web-cdn.org/s/1188/file/Cu…
HSCN Virtual Tea Breaks - Thursdays 11 - 12 An opportunity to meet online every Thursday to chat about what matters to us, and to hear from a range of invited guests about what they do and how older people can benefit or get involved. Contact [email protected] for a link.
Take a moment And watch this It’s genuinely…beautiful 🥹❤️
Aristotle Teaching Alexander the Great (how to train a puppy). Image from Vienna cod. 3085 (c. 1475) Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture
Important. Tomorrow at 7am for the first time in two years, we'll be told UK energy prices will drop... but how does it affect what you pay? Here are my 8 key need-to-knows (Inc standing charges, prepay, winter costs and more)... moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/#ene…
Mapping tick germ risk. “Longer term we need systematic analysis a bit like the avalanche service in winter time.”- Dr Jim Douglas is involved in research in this area, alongside his work as GP in Fort William. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
📢 Along with many others, we are calling on First Minister @HumzaYousaf to reinstate a named #MinisterForOlderPeople. ➡️ With 1 in 7 older people in #Scotland living in poverty - it’s essential that older people’s issues get the prominence they need in the Scottish Government.
Do you feel you have ever been discriminated against or missed out on opportunities at work because of your age? Let us know by sharing your experiences in #TheBigSurvey. age.scot/bigsurvey
Catch up on the various videos and podcasts that have been released throughout March as part of ALLIANCE Live: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/alli…
The ALLIANCE have previously called for changes to the 20 metre and 50% rules within the Adult Disability Payment's mobility criteria. We're looking for further detail from members to inform our response to the ongoing consultation. More info here: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/adp-…
On this page, @CochraneUK share trustworthy evidence & resources about #hearing conditions & highlight opportunities to take part in research. Content includes reflections from people living with hearing conditions, health professionals & researchers: buff.ly/40sh44O
Bowel cancer is the 3rd most common cancer in Scotland. 9/10 people survive this cancer if it's found early and treated. We're updating our standards to support bowel screening services in Scotland and need your views: healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/stand…
Generations Working T.. @GenerationsWT
3K Followers 3K Following Scotland's centre of excellence for all things #intergenerational SC045851
Hugh Hamilton @hughhamilton
1K Followers 4K Following Hugh / Uisdean Mòr works from his beach house on the Moray Coast / internet evangelist; Leica photographer.
Self Directed Support.. @SDSScot
3K Followers 734 Following SDSS champions local Independent Support organisations providing support on Self-directed Support (SDS) across Scotland. We campaign for true SDS implementation
elizabeth richardson @ElizRichardson
2 Followers 377 Following "A right delayed is a right denied." Dr. MLK Jr
AyeshaMeharShagufta @ShaguftaMehar
106 Followers 424 Following Policy & Public Affairs Officer @playlistforlife| Public health| Muslim. (Views are my own)
Ayushman Bhava Living @AyushmanLiving
198 Followers 2K Following Welcome to Ayushman Bhava Senior Citizen Home! A haven of care & comfort for our beloved elders.
Scottish Brain Scienc.. @Scot_Brain_Sci
1K Followers 2K Following We are a brain sciences research organisation striving to change how quickly and effectively we detect and treat Alzheimer's and other brain diseases.
Advocacy Highland @AdvocacyHi
416 Followers 618 Following We’re on your side, providing independent advocacy to individuals aged 16 and over under the Mental Health Act in Highland area.
Seniors Guide to Comp.. @seniors_to
2K Followers 5K Following The Senior's Guide to Computers is a plain tutorial for the Windows PC. It's perfect for beginners of all ages. #seniorsguidetocomputers
Parklands Care Homes @ParklandsCares
561 Followers 891 Following An award winning independent care provider for older people in Moray and Highland. Named Highland Business of the Year 2022.
Janette Mitchell 🌎.. @Janette_Mitch
1K Followers 4K Following #Charity #Regeneration #ThirdSector #VictimsRights #GetOutside #EV #CLD #ClimateChange #Environment #Volunteering #EssentialSector
Inspiring Communities.. @Inspiring_Comms
950 Followers 3K Following 01786 272358 - 07545 068942 e: [email protected] #WarmSpace #Connect #Digital #Volunteering #Employability #Intergenerational #CLD #Training
Brenda Nicolson @brendanicolson
450 Followers 1K Following (All views and opinions herein are my own.) Board Member and Trustee Highland Senior Citizen's Network former North Regional Trustee & Board member of Age Scot.
Lynn Laughland @LynnLaughland
1K Followers 5K Following Chief Executive HRM Homecare and HSC Futures, Health and Social Care. https://t.co/QUf1gTmDIG https://t.co/yXnSHAfSWY
GoodLifeDeathGrief @LifeDeathGrief
7K Followers 2K Following Working to make Scotland a place where people help each other through the difficult times that can come with death, dying, loss and care.
Briege Wilcox @wilcox_briege
6 Followers 33 Following
Playlist for Life Hel.. @PFLCommunities
335 Followers 695 Following Promoting the work of local communities in partnership with @PlaylistforLife. We share the power of personalised playlists for people affected by dementia.
Playlist for Life @PlaylistforLife
7K Followers 2K Following 💚 We're a music & dementia charity raising awareness of the power of personal music for people living with dementia 👇Create a playlist, donate & learn more
Elaine Thornton-Nicol @ETNSNP
320 Followers 1K Following SNP Councillor for Selkirkshire. Older People’s Champion for Scottish Borders Council. Volunteer. Activist. All opinions on here are mine.
'Last Aid' for Young .. @SprojectLay
28 Followers 97 Following @ThinkUHI research project exploring how to engage with young people in education on death, dying and bereavement #Palliative #Highland #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch
Mike Cheung @mikecheung71
151 Followers 226 Following Retired Principal Teacher of Biology. Deepness Dementia Board member, sub-groups member About Dementia. Volunteer Midlothian Connect online
Skye & Lochalsh CVO @SLCVO
341 Followers 402 Following
NHS Highland Technolo.. @NHSHighlandTEC
340 Followers 285 Following We use technology to provide health and care services to people in their own homes, or near to home, helping people to live independently and safely.
NHS Highland Librarie.. @NHSHLibraries
378 Followers 576 Following Official Twitter channel of NHS Highland Hospital Libraries in Argyll & Bute - see @HHSLNew for Glencoe area northwards
Food Train @FoodTrainScot
3K Followers 2K Following Supporting older people in Scotland to eat well, age well & live well.
BellaGWT @GwtBella
746 Followers 2K Following Zooming in, Linking people, connectedness, community, capacity building and culture change, place making and intergenerational relationships in our world
Arwen13 @Arwen131
50 Followers 337 Following Finds peace and perspective in the outdoors, in reading, in music and with family. Loves a new project and a good tv drama.
sheilmack @sheilmack
77 Followers 607 Following I love my wonderful family and the beautiful scenery in the Highlands. I believe we are all Jock Tamson's Bairns and everyone smiles in the same language.
Homeshare UK @Homeshare_UK
2K Followers 2K Following We are the UK network for Homeshare. Our members carefully match people with spare rooms with people who can give 10hr/week of help around the house.
Child Bereavement UK .. @CBUK_Scot
440 Followers 407 Following We help children and young people (up to the age of 25) and families, to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
Brian Devlin @BDevlin1
4K Followers 5K Following Author of ‘Cardinal Sin: Challenging Power Abuse in the Catholic Church’, Anti bullying Activist, Whistleblower, Civil Rights, Ethics, Collapsed Catholic
bold-scotland @BoldScotland
885 Followers 543 Following Bringing out leaders in dementia - working towards a Scotland where having dementia doesn't matter for who I am as a person or how I live my life, let's be bold
Carers of Dundee @CarersOfDundee
611 Followers 871 Following Online platform providing access to information, advice and learning opportunities for unpaid carers, their families and the workforce.
Luminate Scotland @LuminateScot
4K Followers 2K Following We are Scotland’s creative ageing organisation, developing our creativity as we age
Rural Wisdom @WisdomRural
61 Followers 168 Following Working with communities in Scotland and Wales to create opportunities for older people to shape their future.
Issie Campbell @IssieCampbell
36 Followers 101 Following Community Engagement Officer at Highland Hospice. All views my own.
Carers Scotland @CarersScotland
7K Followers 4K Following Carers Scotland is a charity set up to support the 759,000 people in Scotland who care for a relative, partner or friend who has a disability or ill health.
Amanda McKay @MandoMckay
479 Followers 1K Following Physical Activity Officer in 🏴 for Parkinson's UK. Love football, anything active, my trainers & helping folk get active. All views are my own 🙃⚽️
Black Isle Cares @BlackIsleCares_
113 Followers 539 Following BIC exists to address Health and Social care needs of our local community by identifying services, signposting to these & supporting new initiatives.
Isabelle MacKenzie @CllrIsabelleMac
433 Followers 859 Following I am elected Councillor for the Highland Council Millburn Ward Highlands Older People's Champion [email protected] Tel: 07787 007816
Helena Macleod @bridgeagap_scot
503 Followers 1K Following Passionate about championing mental health & wellbeing at work and in rural communities
Eat Well Age Well @EatWellScot
3K Followers 2K Following Tackling #malnutrition in older people living at home in Scotland. A project from @FoodTrainScot and funded by @scotgov
Scottish Recovery Net.. @ScotRecoveryNet
13K Followers 13K Following Together we can make mental health recovery real. RTs not endorsement. Get help now: https://t.co/K4vfPL8gCg
Karen Mechan 🕷🐕.. @karen_mechan
345 Followers 1K Following Dog lover and usually very civil servant - now SG CNOD. Retweets not endorsements. 🐶🍹🏈🌍🏴
Gail Duff @gail_duff
6 Followers 83 Following
Anne McDonald @burnfarm8
10 Followers 37 Following
Jo Cowan @AmericanaShow
208 Followers 465 Following
SOPA - The Scottish O.. @Scotopa
765 Followers 1K Following The Scottish Older People's Assembly works with organisations, committees, and government to improve life for older adults in Scotland.
Death Cafe @DeathCafe
24K Followers 559 Following At a #DeathCafe people talk about death over tea & cake. 16,000 held in 85 countries. Because ‘talking about death helps us make the most of life’ #jonunderwood
Highland Hospice @HighlandHospice
4K Followers 2K Following The only Hospice serving adults with complex palliative care needs in the Highlands of Scotland.
Graeme Roger @WildbirdMoray
1K Followers 770 Following artist//film, theatre, public art, video design, video projections / chief wildbird / project partner Arts in Moray Collective @CultureColSco
The Good Grief Trust @goodgrieftrust
34K Followers 27K Following The UK’s leading network of bereavement services under one umbrella Help & Hope from day one. Secretariat APPG on Bereavement Support.
Compassion in Dying @AGoodDeath
15K Followers 4K Following We want people to be in control of their end-of-life decisions because there is no-one better to make them.
Vintage Vibes @VintageVibesEd
1K Followers 1K Following We're tackling loneliness and isolation among the over-60s across Edinburgh, using volunteers to create long-lasting friendships and social connections.
goodmoves.org @goodmovesjobs
7K Followers 3K Following Promoting paid opportunities within the charity and voluntary sector
Caroline Gibb 🌈�.. @caro_norval
66 Followers 201 Following She/her. Community Development Lead @LifeDeathGrief. I like dogs and memes and dog memes and I don't really know how to use Twitter.
Dying Matters @DyingMatters
66K Followers 40K Following Official Twitter account for @HospiceUK's Dying Matters campaign. We help people talk more openly about death, dying & grief.
Kirsteen Campbell @KirsteenCampbel
1K Followers 1K Following Endo warrior 💛🎗All views are my own. Proud to be from the far north. women’s health campaigner & chair for NHWWH. Women’s health coach & trainer.
GoodLifeDeathGrief @LifeDeathGrief
7K Followers 2K Following Working to make Scotland a place where people help each other through the difficult times that can come with death, dying, loss and care.
Advocacy Highland @AdvocacyHi
416 Followers 618 Following We’re on your side, providing independent advocacy to individuals aged 16 and over under the Mental Health Act in Highland area.
creativityincare CIC @creativitycare
3K Followers 1K Following Community Arts - We believe people can go beyond limitations set by diagnosis, expectation or cultural norms etc to improve quality of life, inclusion & joy.
MySelf-Management @MySelfManage
619 Followers 230 Following MySelf-Management is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) who support people with a long term health condition to self manage
Befrienders Highland @BefHighland
1K Followers 2K Following A small voluntary organisation offering supported friendships, to people aged 18+ with mental ill health, memory loss or who are carers.
HTSI @HighlandTSI
2K Followers 2K Following The HTSI, working with our five partners, is an advocating organisation for the development of volunteering, social enterprise and a strong Third Sector.
Donald Macaskill @DrDMacaskill
15K Followers 15K Following CEO @scottishcare rep body of the social care sector - homecare & care homes. Human rights at heart of care. #candleforcare @ Tues 7pm. #IsMiseGàidhlig.
Brian Devlin @BDevlin1
4K Followers 5K Following Author of ‘Cardinal Sin: Challenging Power Abuse in the Catholic Church’, Anti bullying Activist, Whistleblower, Civil Rights, Ethics, Collapsed Catholic
Food Train @FoodTrainScot
3K Followers 2K Following Supporting older people in Scotland to eat well, age well & live well.
MagdalenaSchamberger @Artful_Minds
869 Followers 1K Following Theatre Director; Collaborator; Mentor; Kapazunder; Honorary Professor@QMU; Curious Shoes & In the Light of Day performances for people living with dementia
About Dementia @AboutDementiaSc
2K Followers 771 Following Age Scotland's forum for improving lives. Working with people living with dementia and unpaid carers to shape policy and practice. Funded by @LifeChangesTrst.
bold-scotland @BoldScotland
885 Followers 543 Following Bringing out leaders in dementia - working towards a Scotland where having dementia doesn't matter for who I am as a person or how I live my life, let's be bold
Eat Well Age Well @EatWellScot
3K Followers 2K Following Tackling #malnutrition in older people living at home in Scotland. A project from @FoodTrainScot and funded by @scotgov
TMSA @TMSAScotland
2K Followers 500 Following The aim of the Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland (TMSA) is to promote, present and preserve the traditional music and song of Scotland.
Fèis Rois @FeisRois
5K Followers 1K Following Enabling people of all ages to learn to play a musical instrument and connect with traditional Scottish music and Gaelic culture
Power of a Highland H.. @highlandhello
50 Followers 30 Following A place to share all the great things happening in communities across Highland when people of different generations come together! Say “Hello”!
ALISS @alissprogramme
4K Followers 861 Following ALISS - A Local Infomation System for Scotland, is a web-based system for finding and sharing information about community assets across Scotland.
Citizens Advice Scotl.. @CitAdviceScot
13K Followers 2K Following Please note we do not give advice over social media, get advice online at https://t.co/5Fo8bR2Dic
Carers Scotland @CarersScotland
7K Followers 4K Following Carers Scotland is a charity set up to support the 759,000 people in Scotland who care for a relative, partner or friend who has a disability or ill health.
Unforgotten Forces @UFForces
537 Followers 293 Following Tweets from Unforgotten Forces, a charity partnership coordinated by Age Scotland aimed at boosting the wellbeing of older ex-service men and women in Scotland.
Volunteer Scotland �.. @VolScotland
13K Followers 2K Following All the latest news from Scotland's only national centre for volunteering: Putting Volunteers at the Heart of Scotland 💚🏴
Voluntary Health Scot.. @VHSComms
5K Followers 2K Following The national network for Scotland's voluntary health organisations. Working for a healthier, fairer Scotland served by a thriving voluntary health sector.
SCVO @scvotweet
28K Followers 7K Following We're SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations). The national body supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector We monitor Twitter Mon-Fri 9-5.
Campaign to End Lonel.. @EndLonelinessUK
29K Followers 4K Following We believe that people of all ages need connections that matter. Together we can #EndLoneliness.
Befriending Networks @befriendingnet
5K Followers 3K Following We envisage a society which values befriending and recognises its importance, and where everyone who needs it has access to befriending support.
Scot Gov Fairer @ScotGovFairer
13K Followers 593 Following Official @scotgov channel for news on Social Justice
Luminate Scotland @LuminateScot
4K Followers 2K Following We are Scotland’s creative ageing organisation, developing our creativity as we age
Third Force News @ThirdForceNews
22K Followers 4K Following Scotland's only third sector news outlet dedicated to sharing news from charities and voluntary organisations. Got a story? Email [email protected]
Scottish Care @scottishcare
15K Followers 14K Following The voice of the independent care sector in Scotland. Retweets do not indicate endorsement. #careaboutcare
Life Changes Trust @LifeChangesTrst
5K Followers 718 Following Established in 2013 with a £50 million endowment from the NLCF to transform the lives of young people with care experience & people affected by dementia
Capability Scotland @CapabilityScot
6K Followers 179 Following We provide exemplary care, support and education for disabled children and adults in Scotland. Let's talk: [email protected]
Professor Ian Welsh O.. @IanMWelsh
12K Followers 3K Following Adviser @ALLIANCEScot: Chair;AyrGaietyPartnership,C-Change Scotland,Ayrshire Cancer Support,DementiaFriendly Prestwick:FRSA:MA(Hons):MA:DPSE: D.Univ:HonProf UWS
The ALLIANCE @ALLIANCEScot
21K Followers 4K Following Vision for a Scotland where people who are disabled or living with long term conditions and carers have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well.
Alzheimer Scotland @alzscot
25K Followers 4K Following The leading dementia charity in Scotland. Worried about #dementia or need support? Call our 24 hour Freephone Dementia Helpline: ☎ 0808 808 3000 ☎
Age Scotland @agescotland
12K Followers 3K Following The national charity for older people. Our vision is a Scotland where everyone can love later life. ☎ 0800 12 44 222 for information, friendship & adviceLovely day spent with our Inverness team of bold leaders. Thanks to @DebraSalem_SSCA for a wonderful and inspiring workshop helping us to find our voice! @LifeChangesTrst @LuminateScot @ProfBrendan @marinarofrankie @lornaehill
Thanks to our friends @HistEnvScot for putting this film together and 🤞 for Kin and the Community @GaelicMedia Scots Trad Music Awards tomorrow night @handsupfortrad @DuncanWChisholm
Good luck to @FeisRois at the #TradAwards this Saturday! They're up for a Community Project of the Year award for their Kin and the Community project. Earlier this year we collaborated to tell the story of Fort George soldier Norman Collins. 👀 Watch to find out more. #NaTrads
Hi all and welcome to #AlzChat. Today's topic: Simple, practical tips to make everyday things easier for person living with dementia ... with hots @IRememberBetter @creativitycare & #AlzChat Community (since 2011)
Happy St Andrew’s Day. #ScotlandsPatronSaint #Scotland #LikeStPatricksDayButColder #comeOnUp #ThereIsPlentyRoom
Another great community event from one of our shortlisted #Truacanta communities, Highlands - creating Celebration of Life Tree in Portmahomack with @creativitycare @LifeDeathGrief
Totally inspired by these amazing @BoldScotland leadership school participants helping all persons to #flourish @LifeChangesTrst @ArleneCrockett3 @rightsmadereal @Artful_Minds @JandewinG @janeeedouglas @QMUniversity
@BoldScotland first cohort of BOLD leaders considering our shared values to unfurl leadership potential #humanity #kindness #personhood #relationships matter @LifeChangesTrst @ArleneCrockett3 @rightsmadereal @QMUniversity @JandewinG @Artful_Minds
Around the world in 80 creative ageing projects - our new publication presents interesting, moving and joyful projects involving arts with older people from across the world: baringfoundation.org.uk/resource/aroun… With thanks to @BritishArts & many others for their help @AgeofCreativity
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