Policy
> Health & Wellbeing
 Since
the introduction of the 'Care in the Community' policies of the
1980's the area of health & well has been an important field
of work for voluntary organisations, even before the 1980's voluntary
& community organisations have been deliverying and calling
for improved and innovative services to the public.
We have collected here a range of policy documents and parliamentary
bills/Acts as well as our own summaries to enable you and your organisation
to better understand the implecations of health & wellbeing
policies in West Dunbartonshire and beyond
Publisher: Scottish Governement :Consultation
Better Health, Better Care
Publisher: Scottish Executive Education
Department
Parliamentary Bill: Protection
of Vulnerable Groups - (Scotland) Bill as Introduced to the Scotttish
Parliament (full Parliamentary Bill)
Summary: This parliamentary bill was introduced in light
of the Bichard Inquiry and has a range of possible outcomes for
the voluntary sector, i.e. financial, managerial and strategic.
Read
our policy summary (Bill has just received
Royal Assent...We'll be posting more information on this shortly)
Publication: Volunteering
Strategy
Publsiher: Scottish Executive
Publication Date: May 2004
WDCVS: Summary
Publisher: Scottish Executive Health Department 2003
Policy Papers: Partnership
for Care (full document)
Summaries: The White Paper published by the Scottish Executive to
promote debate and implement a change in direction for the NHS in
Scotland. Read
our policy summary
Publisher:Scottish Executive Health Department 2005
Policy Paper: Building
a Health Service fit for the Future (Kerr Report)
Summaries:
Publisher: Scottish Executive Health Department 2005
Policy Papers: Delivering
for Health 2005 (full document)
Summaries: The policy that sets out the context for the future development
of the National Health Servic (NHS) in Scotland, regarding health
promotion, clinical delivery and cultural change in relation to
the White paper and the Kerr Report. Read
our policy summary
Publisher: Scottish Executive Health Department 2005
Policy Papers: Respect
& Responsibility: Strategy & Action Plan for Improving Sexual
Health
Summaries: An overview of one of the most contentious policies
in recent years laying out the Scottish Executive ideas and actions
for improving the sexual health of the country. Read
our summary.
Publisher: Scottish Executive Health Department 2003
Policy Papers: Choose
Life - A National Strategy and Action Plan to Prevent Suicide In
Scotland
Summaries: The policy lays out the Scottish Executives startegic
vision for combating suicide in communities across the country,
with a range of commitments to improve access to service and work
in partnership across a whole range of agencies and organisations.
Read
our policy summary
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