17 October 2008 Scottish
Head Injuries Forum (SHIF) event
SHIF are
holding a November event and AGM at "The Vine Venue" in Dunfermline on Friday 28th November. The theme of
the day will be "Safety First: Proactive Responses to Reducing ABI".
To
book a place and for further information please contact Elaine Westwater at Elaine.Westwater@fife.gov.uk . Alternatively, you can contact her by telephone on 01383 602 201.
16 July 2008 Lost without
Words campaign
The Stroke
Association's Lost
without Words communications campaign was recently launched with Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland, Speakability and The Royal College of
Speech and Language Therapists, Scotland. The campaign
calls on the Scottish Government and Health Boards to gather more comprehensive and reliable information about stroke survivors
with a communication disability to ensure stroke survivors
with a communication disability are receiving the service as and when they need it for as long as they need it.
Find out more at www.stroke.org.uk/campaigns.
The campaign calls on the Scottish Government
and Health Boards to gather more comprehensive and reliable information about stroke survivors with a communication disability
to ensure stroke survivors with a communication disability
are receiving the service as and when they need it for as long as they need it.
Find out more at www.stroke.org.uk/campaigns.
12 March 2008
Brain Awareness Week 10-16 March 2008
Members of the alliance have been working to raise awarness of neurological conditions this week, sending a briefing
to MSPs and writing an article for The Scotsman. Christine Grahame MSP has also tabled a parliamentary motion, which you can
ask your MSP to support.
Read more
14 December 2007
STV report: 'pledge over treatment and care of neurological patients'.
View the report at the STV website
13 December 2007
Neurological Alliance of Scotland Press Release on NHS QIS review
of neurological services
Read the Press Release
24 October 2007
NHS QIS has published the results of its neurological services
stocktaking exercise
Read the review
10 September 2007
Summary of today's meeting of the Alliance:
- Amanda Bennett from Communication Forum Scotland was the guest speaker. For more information on the Forum please see
http://www.communicationforumscotland.org.uk/
- NHS QIS development of a standard of care for neurological conditions: A project officer
has been appointed and has indicated that a working group will meet in November, with the aim of having a draft standard
ready by summer 2008.
8 May 2007
Alliance AGM
The third AGM of the Alliance will be held on Monday 21st
May at the Scottish Spina Bifida Association, Cumbernauld. Please contact Hannah on 0131 335 4050 if you would like to attend.
26 February 2007
Further update on NHS QIS Stocktaking and standards development
The Neurology stocktaking questionnaire for patients/carers was circulated to Alliance members in January. A
draft report should be produced soon. The Minister for Health & Community has stated that he expects draft standards will
be available for consultation by Autumn 2007.
NHS QIS stocktaking and standards development
update
The stocktaking tender had been awarded to Scott Moncrieff.
The treasurer of the Alliance, Robin MacLellan, represented the Alliance on the interview panel. Scott-Moncrieff are to report
back in January 2007.
The production of standards was due to start ‘late summer’. On
the 31st August the Chair of the Alliance, Mark Hazelwood, wrote to NHS QIS to ask what is happening.
2 September 2006
Next meeting of the Alliance
The next meeting of the Alliance will be held on Monday 11 September at the Scottish Spina Bifida Association,
Cumbernauld. Please contact Hannah on 0131 335 4050 if you would like to attend.
February 2006
Alliance delighted that national standards will be developed
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland announced that the development of standards of care for neurological conditions would
be included in its work programme.
