Why rights and why now?
I’m delighted to be asked to write for FIOP about the importance of taking a human rights-based approach to policy development. Anyone who knows me, …
Why we need to ‘connect’ together to tackle isolation and loneliness and implement change
“Social Isolation and Loneliness can affect anyone – at all ages and stages of life. As our society changes, there is increasing recognition of social …
Hospitality
In the last couple of weeks, the importance of hospitality has been emphasised for me in different settings. The focus has been on the attention that …
Just Take A Tablet …..
‘Too many older people are given antidepressants instead of therapy’ This headline for an article by Denis Campbell caught my eye in the Guardian of …
Should Spiritual Care be Everyone’s Business?
Building on the research which Faith in Older People has undertaken Health Improvement Scotland requested an article on spiritual care which we are …
A perspective from Barbara Davey: Dementia our Shared Journey
My name is Barbara Davey, and the Local Meeting (LM) I belong to up in Scotland would probably be described as medium sized – usually about 30 …