News - Orkney Health and care
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22 May 2024
'Serious and compassionate' strategy to support Carers
Building better support for those in our community who selflessly care for others is front and centre of Orkney’s new Carers Strategy.
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21 May 2024
“Summer Fair” fundraiser at Aurrida House
“All the fun of the Fair” will be hosted at Aurrida House next month (June) when staff open the doors and gardens to the public for a special “Summer Fair”.
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8 May 2024
Hoarding and self-neglect the focus of new guidance in Orkney
A new guidance document around hoarding and self-neglect is being launched in Orkney on Monday (13 May) - the start of National Hoarding Awareness Week - in a bid to raise awareness of the…
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30 April 2024
Advocacy service update
The Council and Advocacy Orkney are pleased to announce the signing of a new agreement to ensure the provision of independent locally based advocacy services for adults from 1 May 2024.
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9 April 2024
Survey launched as Orkney looks to a ‘more sustainable and resilient social care workforce‘
An online survey has been launched to establish local perceptions and opinions on working in social care.
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25 March 2024
Aurrida’s call for help to “grow” funds for a polytunnel are answered
The community spirit in Orkney has been praised by those behind a fundraising effort for a polytunnel at Aurrida House in Kirkwall.
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21 March 2024
“Useful and thought provoking: we can do better for these families.”
Participants of Child Impact Assessment training say they are now in a much better position to support children and young people in Orkney affected by a family member caught up in the justice system.
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21 March 2024
“It was like watching a movie, but we were in it” - Ukrainian family rebuild their lives in Orkney
For those first few seconds of wakening from a deep slumber, a Ukrainian mother’s thoughts are not of war.
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21 March 2024
“The islanders accepted me as their own” - Nataliia’s story
“If you asked me to describe Ukraine in one sentence, I would say that it is one of the most beautiful countries in the world with incredible nature and wonderful people,” Nataliia said.
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21 March 2024
“I will never forget that morning”
Wiping away the tears, Oksana Barabash – a Ukrainian refugee living in Orkney – bravely shares her story in a bid to ensure others around the world never forget the true cost of war.
