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HSCN CONFERENCE

Tuesday 15 April 2008 -10.00am -3.45pm

To book a place, please contact Mrs Molly Doyle on 01456 415 438.

Lochardil House Hotel, Stratherrick Road, Inverness

Programme

9.30-10.00 am Registration & coffee  

10.00am Welcome, Dr Ian McNamara, Chair HSCN

10.05am Elizabeth MacDonald, Highland Carer Services Manager, Alzheimer’s, Bob Steward, carer 

 

10.45am Constable Malcolm Raeburn,                 Community Safety Officer

11.20am   Break to stretch your legs!

11.30am   Young and Old issues, Secondary School pupils

12.15pm    LUNCH

1.15pm     Raffle draw

1.30pm      David Manion, Chief Executive, Age Concern

2.30pm       Dr Paul Findlay, Consultant in Stroke Management

3.15pm       Summing up and close.  Tea

 

 

 

Care Home Petition 

The HSCN has formally asked the Public Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament to consider the following Petition:

Petition by Dr H I McNamara, on behalf of Highland Senior Citizens Network, calling for the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to ensure that a greater proportion of residential care places for the elderly are provided for and staffed by the statutory sector, particularly in rural areas.  

The Public Petitions Committee considered it on 15 January.  They decided to write to the Government to ask it to assess what should be the minimum provision in the public sector and to issue guidance on that or to include the matter in its concordat with local government.   

For full details click on  Elderly People (Residential Care) (PE1023) using this link to the Scottish Parliament.