ALLIANCE Live

In this episode, Marianne Tyler, Senior Development Officer of the ALLIANCE Children and Young People programme, speaks to Rhianne Forrest, Officer at Children's Health Scotland. They discuss the My Health, My Rights Charter, developed by Children's Health Scotland to amplify the voices of children and young people. The My Health, My Rights Charter has been created by children and young people liv...

'Lead Courageously' is one of the Health and Social Care Academy's Five Ambitions for the Future of Health and Care.  In this episode, we spoke to Jacquie Pepper, Chief Officer of Perth & Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership, about what it means to lead courageously in the role, whilst exploring the ways in which systems can better accommodate courageous, compassionate and co...

'Lead Courageously' is one of the Health and Social Care Academy's Five Ambitions for the Future of Health and Care.  In this episode, we spoke to Mark Kelvin, CEO of LGBT Health and Wellbeing, about what it means to lead courageously in the LGBT sector, whilst exploring the ways in which systems can better accommodate courageous, compassionate and collective approaches to leadership.

'Lead Courageously' is one of the Health and Social Care Academy's Five Ambitions for the Future of Health and Care.  In this episode, we spoke to Jimmy Paul, Head of the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU), about what it means to lead courageously in the role, whilst exploring the ways in which systems can better accommodate courageous, compassionate and collective approaches to l...

Welcome to the Health and Social Care Academy 's Right to Health Podcast Special, with the ALLIANCE’s policy and information officer, Billi Allen-Mandeville. Following on from the publication of our report, “ Investigating Knowledge and Understanding of the Right to Health ” and to celebrate World Health Day , in this episode we explore what the right to health is and what it looks, and could...

Join Sara Redmond, Chief Officer at the ALLIANCE, as she guides a compelling conversation with pioneering women Ramatu Umar Bako, Satya Dunning, and Twimukye Mushaka Macline. Dive into this thought-provoking podcast discussing the crucial dialogue on diversity and positive change in health and social care. Learn how the ALLIANCE's strategic vision for Scotland aligns with promoting a strong vo...

'Lead Courageously' is one of the Health and Social Care Academy's Five Ambitions for the Future of Health and Care. In this episode, we spoke to Anna Fowlie, CEO of SCVO, about what it means to lead courageously from within the third sector, whilst exploring the ways in which systems can better accommodate courageous, compassionate and collective approaches to leadership.

We sat down with Kayla to explore how being a courageous leader doesn’t have to mean you look and sound a certain way, and how true leadership is about being vulnerable. They spoke to us about overcoming people’s initial perceptions, and how young people everywhere can get involved as a leader in the third sector. Tune to this episode, and visit our website to see other instalments in our Courageo...

‘The Opportunity is Now – human rights in health and social care in Scotland: where we’ve been and the journey ahead’ is a new report published by the ALLIANCE in partnership with Branch Social Research. The report seeks to explore the impact of human rights based approaches within health and social care practice. Gillian McElroy, Senior Policy Officer at the ALLIANCE speaks with Jo Ferrie, Branch...

The recently published Coming Home Implementation Report has caused concern for people with disabilities, their families, and disability organisations. We speak with a panel of experts on how the report signals yet another failure of the system to meaningfully change the culture within it. Another opportunity lost to ensure that individuals can be given the necessary provision to ensure they can l...

Jane Miller, Academy Programme Manager at the ALLIANCE, speaks to Lucy Chetty, Head of Learning at Sight Scotland, for the first entry in the Courageous Leadership series. Courageous Leadership is a an ALLIANCE initiative profiling leadership in health and social care across Scotland. The series, part of the ALLIANCE’s Health and Social Care Academy programme, asks what Courageous Leadership means...

Nature based health activities are viewed as being potentially transformative for people, as they are known to have a positive impact on people’s mental and physical health. Spending time in nature has been known to reduce anxiety, boost self-confidence and support social connections. This podcast explores the link between nature and wellbeing, what work is happening across Scotland, who is doing...

The Scottish Government have promised to implement a social security system that is based on values of dignity, fairness and respect. In this ALLIANCE Live interview, our Chief Officer of Development Sara Redmond speaks to Minister for Social Security and Local Government, Ben Macpherson about how Scotland's new devolved powers around social security are progressing. The Minister also discusses ho...

Many have noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on a ‘crisis of play’ among children and young people, with serious impact on their wellbeing. However, many organisations have adapted to the circumstances, and continue supporting play activities despite ongoing restrictions. This ALLIANCE Live podcast episode, recorded as part of the ALLIANCE Digital Gathering 2022, showcases some of the wo...

Carmen Paputa-Dutu, the Digital Health and Care National Lead for the ALLIANCE, speaks to Professor Colin Espie, founder of Big Health and Professor of Sleep Medicine at the University of Oxford, about Sleepio and Daylight.  Sleepio (designed to support those suffering with insomnia) and Daylight (created to support those facing anxiety) are two apps that NHS Scotland will be offering free of...

Listen to all 34 stories included in the second published collection of Humans of Scotland stories from the ALLIANCE, capturing the experiences of disabled people, people living with long term conditions and unpaid carers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection also features stories from NHS staff and health and social care teams in Scotland's third sector. 

Serving as a councillor before she was elected MSP, Karen Adam shared some of her varied experiences with care and as a carer, including as a single mother of neurodiverse children and growing up learning British Sign Language (BSL) to interpret for her Deaf father. She also spoke about her desire to see greater representation of and engagement with lived experience throughout legislative and deci...

Pam Duncan-Glancy made history this year as the first permanent wheelchair user to be elected to the Scottish Parliament. A Labour MSP for Glasgow, Pam spoke about the barriers put in her way to accessing education, the importance of having disabled people elected to parliament, and hopes for transformational change in both social care and social security.

Gillian Mackay was recently elected as the first ever Green MSP for the Central Scotland region, and is her party's Spokesperson for Health and Social Care. In the interview, Gillian talks about her grandpa's experiences with social care and her own route into politics by way of Ménière's disease and an Inclusion Scotland internship. Listeners will also hear about Gillian's hopes for a national ca...

Last summer the Scottish Recovery Network began an extensive research project to explore how peer support services from across Scotland had adapted to moving digital during Covid-19. The Meaningful connections report utilises the knowledge and expertise of 170 services and 110 participant’s lived experience to highlight the benefits and challenges of taking peer support into the digital space...

Leading mental health charity, Penumbra, launched a unique self management toolkit for people living with ARBD (alcohol related brain damage). The team at Penumbra developed the toolkit in tandem with colleagues and residents in its two ARBD services located in Edinburgh’s Milestone and Glasgow’s Supported Living service, and features recovery stories from people accessing Penumbra support. Senior...

The British Heart Foundation is 60 years old this year and during that time society has seen enormous progress in terms of research and healthcare with regards to heart and circulatory disease. In this latest ALLIANCE Live interview, Chief Executive of British Heart Foundation Scotland, James Jopling speaks to ALLIANCE Director of Policy and Communications Lucy Mulvagh on the part of his organisat...

The Gorbals Social Saunter was established in September 2020 and has progressed in many ways over the past few months. Featuring two participants of the group, this podcast gives an insight into the positive impact of walking especially within the context of a global pandemic. The group was formed by three Community Links Practitioners in the local area and will also include their experiences as l...

Courageous Leadership is a new ALLIANCE initiative, profiling leaders in health and social care across Scotland. The series, part of the ALLIANCE’s Health and Social Care Academy programme, asks what Courageous Leadership means, delves into what makes great leaders and looks at the journeys toward leadership roles. The series not only profiles Chief Executives and those at the top of organisations...

In 2016, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) funded nine projects for five years in the Transforming Self Management in Scotland round of the Self Management Fund (SMF). The aim of this longer-term funding for the SMF was to impact these organisation’s abilities to effect sustainable change to delivering supported self management to people in Scotland living with long term...