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Annual Reports
DH: Sir Michael Parkinson has called for out of date stereotypes of older people to be banished and for dignity to be at the heart of care, in a personal account of his year as the nation’s Dignity Ambassador. In his report, Sir Michael praises the people who inspired him; highlights small steps that cost nothing but make a real difference to people’s lives; and opens up about his own experience of the care of his mother, who had dementia.
A new Dignity Action Day (25 February 2010) and a £50,000 Bright Ideas Grant (BIG) for innovative projects that encourage dignity in care, were announced alongside the report by Health Secretary Andy Burnham. BIG is about finding bright ideas about care and helping people put their ideas into practice to prove they work. Public & frontline staff can apply for the funding or ask for a helping hand to make their dignity projects a reality on the new BIG website.
Press release ~ Bright Ideas Grant (BIG) ~ My Year as National Dignity Ambassador ~ Dignity in Care Campaign
ScotGov: Alcohol misuse could be costing Scottish taxpayers around £3.56bn per year, according to an independent study. The research, which looked at the impact across the NHS, police, social services, the economy and on families, estimated the total annual cost at between £2.48bn and £4.64bn - with a mid-point estimate of £3.56bn.
Averaged across the population, the £3.56bn figure means alcohol misuse could be costing every Scottish adult about £900 per year. Even the lowest figure is substantially higher than the previous estimate of £2.25bn per year.
MCA: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) helicopter search & rescue bases at Stornoway, Sumburgh, Lee On Solent and Portland completed 747 missions throughout 2009, according to figures released last week.
Included in the operations figures for all 4 bases were 52 cliff rescues, 87 medical evacuations from vessels, 43 mountain rescues, 86 missing person searches and 68 missions involving persons in the water.
ScotGov: The results of Scotland's Global Connections Survey 2008 have been released by Scotland's Chief Statistician. The figures provide an estimate of the cash value of Scotland's exports of goods & services, by industry & destination. This is the only export survey covering all sectors of the Scottish economy.
