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This bulletin provides updates on a range of issues and is essential reading for those working in health and social care in Fife's third sector.
If you have any news that you'd like us to highlight on our website and in this bulletin, please submit it here.
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Introducing Respitality in Fife
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Respitality in Fife is live and open to applications. Respitality is a project coordinated by FVA and commissioned with funding from Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, providing short breaks to unpaid carers in Fife.
Respitality is in part supported by local businesses that donate short breaks for unpaid carers. These important breaks provide unpaid carers with time away from their regular caring routine, helping them to remain well enough to continue their caring role.
Breaks can include accommodation, beauty/relaxation therapy, dining, leisure activities, or tickets (e.g. sporting event, theatre, cinema). Breaks often change and can vary.
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Health and Social Care Forum - May
Thursday 08 May, 10.00-12.00, Caledonia House Glenrothes
At this forum we will hear from:
- Claire Steele, Head of Pharmacy Medicines Supply and Quality, from Civility Matters
- Steven Williams, Independent Living Worker, from Sight Scotland & Sight Scotland Veterans
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Carers' Providers Forum - May
Tuesday 13 May, 2.00-4.00, Caledonia House Glenrothes
This forum will provide a platform for management-level carer providers from the third sector to share knowledge, stay informed, share experiences, access training, and advocate for caregivers and those being cared for.
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Peer Support Network Gathering
Thursday 15 May, 10.00-12.00, Caledonia House Glenrothes
At this gathering, we'll hear from Habitus Collective about their work and the evaluation of the Peer Practitioner in West Fife and Dunfermline CMHTs project. We'll also be joined by Scottish Recovery Network to discuss their recent co-design work, and what comes next.
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Fife‘s Volunteering Development Summit
Thursday 05 June, 10.00-3.00, Glenrothes
Fife's Volunteering Development Summit offers an engaging learning and development opportunity for anyone in the third sector who involves, supports, and manages volunteers in Fife.
Held during Volunteers' Week, you will hear from our keynote guest speakers who will provide an informed insight into the hot topics currently impacting volunteer involving organisations and how these can be managed.
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Peer2Peer Essentials (1 day)
Thursday 19 June, 10.00-4.00, Dunfermline
Peer2Peer Essentials is suitable for those looking to move into peer work, those already in peer roles and those interested in learning more about peer (for example, people who work alongside peer workers or are interested in developing peer support roles within their organisation).
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Other Training Opportunities
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LINK Fife Mental Health Befriending Projects' AGM
Wednesday 11 June, 4.00-5.00, Cupar
Join LINK Fife Mental Health Befriending Projects to celebrate the life-changing work they have delivered over the last year.
There will be light refreshments and the premiere of a film showcasing the charity's work.
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Care Opinion: Listening with purpose and taking meaningful action
Thursday 29 May, 1.30-4.55, online
Care Opinion's spring online conference is focussed on 'Listening with purpose and taking meaningful action'.
This half-day event is dedicated to exploring how listening with purpose can drive meaningful change in health and care.
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Mentally Healthy Workplace Training
The Mentally Healthy Workplace training is a mandatory one-day training session for Managers/Supervisors within Fife Council and is open to Fife Health and Social Care Partnership colleagues in NHS Fife and the third and independent sectors.
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'What matters to you?' Event for Care Home Providers and Managers
Tuesday 10 June, 10.00-1.15, Kirkcaldy
Working in partnership, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), NHS Education for Scotland (NES), and Fife Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) are pleased to invite you to join one their upcoming ‘What Matters to You?’ Fife sessions specifically designed for care home providers and managers.
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Scottish Trauma-Informed Leaders Transformation (STILT) Webinar
Tuesday 03 June, 1.00-4.00, online
The Scottish Trauma-Informed Leaders Transformation (STILT) programme was developed by NHS Education for Scotland as part of the National Trauma Transformation Programme (NTTP), recognising the key role of leaders in driving trauma-informed change through multi-agency and collaborative approaches.
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Support Groups and Opportunities
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Restoration Fife Cupar Group
Restoration Fife is introducing a Recovery Community group to Cupar on 12 May 2025.
Recovery Community provide a range of activities across Fife for people in recovery from substance abuse.
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Moments in Time Dementia-Friendly Sessions
Moments in Time is a dementia-friendly group run by OnFife that brings people together to chat and reminisce over a cuppa.
The next set of sessions will be held in the 'Pub Reminiscence Pod' at Methil Heritage Centre.
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Cervus Trust
They are keen to fund projects that support food poverty, mental health issues, the arts, education and disadvantaged families and children in Fife.
Closing date: apply any time
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Volant Charitable Trust - Small Grants Programme
The programme is prioritising the focus of its awards on charities and organisations that are addressing poverty and deprivation, helping to support vulnerable groups who are most affected, with an emphasis on women, children, and young people.
Closing date: 03 June 2025
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