Health e-Bulletin June 2007
Health & Wellbeing Forums
There are still places on the next Health & Wellbeing Forums:
26th June at 9.30 in the Rothes Halls - Glenrothes & North East Fife Health & Wellbeing Forum
Guest Speakers will include Keith Vandermotten and Lucinda McAllister talking about the NEET Agenda for Fife, Elspeth Gracey from CHEX and Rhona MacLeod from NHS Fife Health Promotion as well as feedback from the voluntary sector Community Health Partnership Representative – Isabel Wilson
28th June at 9.30 in East End Park – Dunfermline and West Fife Health & Wellbeing Forum
Guest Speakers will include Keith Vandermotten and Lucinda McAllister talking about the NEET Agenda for Fife and Dr Margaret Hannah, NHS Fife Public Health Consultant talking about the Choose Life Mental Health Work and feedback from the voluntary sector Community Health Partnership Representative – Jessie Roberts
2nd July at 9.30 in the Cottage Family Centre – Kirkcaldy & Levenmouth Health & Wellbeing Forum
Guest Speakers will include Keith Vandermotten and Lucinda McAllister talking about the NEET Agenda for Fife and David Allan from CHEX and feedback from the voluntary sector Community Health Partnership Representative – Jim Bett.
Health & Wellbeing is an area of growing importance for the voluntary sector, both in terms of future funding and policy development. Please take the time to get involved and shape these forums - contact Douglas McLellan to book your place.
New Health Section on CVS Fife Website
Visit www.cvsfife.org/health for up to date information about various health activities in Fife including the JHIP, Health & Wellbeing Alliance, Community Health partnerships and the wide ranging Health & Wellbeing Forum Activities and as well as other health information.
Furniture Plus AGM
The Furniture Plus AGM will take place at Broomhall, Dunfermline on Tuesday 10 July at 2pm till 4pm. Guest Speaker will be Ronnie Hinds, Chief Executive of Fife Council.
Contact Furniture Plus on 01592 654546 or furnitureplustrading@hotmail.co.uk to book your place.
Adult Mental Health Event
Dunfermline & West Fife Primary Care Psychology Team
Learning from Peoples Experiences: Recovery & Improving Mental-Health Service
Speakers:
| Dr Hilary Lapsley | Research Director, New Zealand's Mental Health Commission |
| Linda Dunnion | 'See Me' National Campaign Director. Scotland |
| John Dow | Mental Health Strategy Group, Fife |
| Stephanie Gooding | Counselling Psychologist in training, Dundee |
Registration & displays from 9:00 am, 9:30 am – 1 pm, Friday 6th July. For more details and the flyer please visit: www.cvsfife.org/news.
Fife Council Social Work & Health Committee
On the 22nd June, Fife Council Social Work and Health Committee will be meeting. The Agenda items include how Fife Community Planning Partnership is performing in relation to Delayed Discharge and a Report on Legislative Changes to the treatment of Adults with Incapacity.
For further information on any of these items, please contact:
Douglas McLellan
Development & Capacity Building Officer