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20 March 2024
Council’s Bronze Award for first major milestone in digital telecare switchover
Orkney Islands Council has successfully achieved a Bronze award from Digital Telecare for Scottish Local Government in recognition of progress made on the switchover to a digital Telecare Service.
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14 March 2024
Bill’s Appropriate Adult journey
Bill Wallace moved to Orkney with his family and was keen to immerse himself in island life.
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14 March 2024
Being a carer led Winifred to become an Appropriate Adult
Being a carer for the past 18 years has given Winifred Dunnet extensive experience of supporting vulnerable people.
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14 March 2024
Volunteers behind Appropriate Adult Service join statutory offering and encourage others to get involved
Volunteers behind a successful service in the county are encouraging others to come on board to continue its good work among more vulnerable members of the community as it becomes a statutory…
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14 March 2024
A steely determination to help others – Jan's Appropriate Adult story
Being a nurse in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War didn’t faze Orkney’s Jan Buchanan.
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7 March 2024
Calling all Kinship Carers!
Kinship Care Week runs from 11-15 March 2024 and in a bid to link up fellow kinship carers – also known as family and friends’ carers - an informal afternoon of coffee, cake and chat is being held at…
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29 February 2024
Training offer to better support young people in Orkney
Free Child Impact Assessment training for people who support children and young people in Orkney affected by a family member caught up in the justice system is being launched in the county next month…
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20 February 2024
Plea to help keep all adults safe in Orkney
“We all have a role to play in keeping adults safe and protected in Orkney.”
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23 January 2024
A peedie look back at peedie folks' tractor runs for care home residents
While the rest of Orkney were enjoying the Tractor run this last festive season, three of Orkney's care homes also got in on the act.
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22 December 2023
It's definitely looking a lot like Christmas at Glaitness Centre!
Staff have been working hard at the Glaitness Centre in Kirkwall to bring some Christmas cheer to the residents and visitors during the festive season.
