Share approaches to health and social care engagement activities (1)

Date: 21st August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted community engagement with health and social care activities in different ways. Healthcare Improvement Scotland is looking for tips, learning or interesting examples from health and social care of engagement activities happening at a distance.

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Support the #YoungBrexitVoices campaign!

Date: 20th August 2020
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The Children and Young People’s Panel on Europe has led a two-week social media campaign highlighting members’ key asks of the Scottish and UK Government in relation to Brexit. Whilst 21 st August 2020 marks the end of the social media campaign, the Panel’s “What Happens After Brexit?” survey will remain open until 15 th September 2020.

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Thousands of Scottish students have exam results upgraded

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education

The Deputy First Minister’s announcement on 11 th August 2020 followed protests by young people at the downgrading of results by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) - affecting almost 76,000 pupils. Protests highlighted the disproportionate impact on young people attending schools in areas of deprivation. John Swinney’s announcement sought to resolve the issue by reinstating teachers’ estimated grades.

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Human rights and COVID-19

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Eight key policy briefings have been developed to highlight areas of human rights concern during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify how rights can be used to inform Scotland’s recovery.

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Supporting young carers: smoking, health and wellbeing survey

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

ASH Scotland is seeking the views of staff and volunteers working with young carers to inform its future engagement with young carers' services. The survey also intends to discover how ASH Scotland can offer the best support to improve young carers’ health and wellbeing, particularly in relation to smoking uptake and exposure to second-hand smoke.

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Stage 3 of the Children (Scotland) Bill to take place on 25th August 2020

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Children (Scotland) Bill seeks to introduce changes on how disputes within families over the care of a child are resolved. Stage 2 amendments have been made and the final stage of the Bill is now imminent.

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How are you doing? Survey results published

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Results of Children’s Parliament’s monthly national wellbeing survey for children aged eight to 14 have been published. The results span from April to June 2020 and cover the following topics: learning, family and friends, health and wellbeing, access to information, expressing opinions and experiencing rights, worries and feeling good.

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Babies in Lockdown: listening to parents to build back better

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This new report builds on the results of a survey of just over 5,000 new and expectant parents. It reveals a mixed picture of their COVID-19 lockdown experience and makes several calls to action to build back better.

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Research considers the extent to which civil society organisations refer to international human rights framework in own activities

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The research, commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, focused on civil society organisations in England and Wales. In it, the ‘international human rights framework’ refers to all international human rights treaties and review mechanisms committed to by the UK.

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Universal ratification of 1999 Child Labour Convention

Date: 20th August 2020
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, Child trafficking

All 187 member States of the International Labour Organization have now ratified its Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour 1999 (Convention No. 182). This means children now have greater legal protection against the worst forms of child labour, such as slavery, sexual exploitation, the use of children in armed conflict or other illicit or hazardous work that compromises children’s rights.

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