In Conversation With… Gerry McCartney, NHS Health Scotland
LGiU Scotland’s Kim Fellows is talking with Gerry McCartney from NHS Health Scotland, who is head of the Public Health Observatory.
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In Conversation With… Karyn McCluskey, Community Justice Scotland
LGiU Scotland’s Kim Fellows speaks to Karyn McCluskey, Chief Executive of Community Justice Scotland, all about prevention, justice and resilience. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and about Community Justice Scotland? I am the chief executive of Community Justice Scotland. I had a bit of a strange background getting here, I trained…
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Council Surgeries on TellMeScotland
TellMeScotland, Scotland’s national public information notices portal which allows public notices to be published in a single online location, has started listing council surgeries. Alison Clark-Dick of the Improvement Service tells us a bit about the new service and how councillors can utilise it.
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A responsible approach to land reuse – Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce
All sectors in Scotland have a role to play in the responsible use of vacant and derelict land, blogs Hamish Trench, Chief Executive of Scottish Land Commission.
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In Conversation With… Local Government Benchmarking Team
LGiU Scotland’s Kim Fellows is in conversation with David Martin, CE Dundee Council, and Emily Lynch, Improvement Service, talking about the Local Government Benchmarking Framework.
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In Conversation With… Cllr James Stockan
LGiU Scotland’s Kim Fellows talks with James Stockan, leader of Orkney Islands Council, about fuel poverty, the Arctic and single authority models.
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The Status of Young Women in Scotland
Patrycja Kupiec, Director of YWCA Scotland, on their groundbreaking report and the culmination of three years’ research, The Status of Young Women in Scotland 2018, and what it means for young women in Local Government.
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Spatial Hub: Turning local government data into self-sustaining assets
Alison Clark-Dick explains how the Improvement Service are turning local government data into a valuable and self-sustaining asset and what this means for local authorities.
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Drug deaths are preventable, not inevitable
Elinor Dickie, Public Health Intelligence Adviser at NHS Health Scotland blogs about the recent news announcing that drug related deaths are at their highest since records began, and how these deaths are preventable.
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Transforming school communication with digital technology
The Improvement Service blogs about how their latest digital transformation is helping communication with parents and helping schools and councils focus resources.
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