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� SDEF News� � Edition 3 - March 2002 Welcome to this
third edition of SDEF News, available free to all members and associate members
of SDEF.� We will keep you up to
date on our own activities and relevant events and publications in the field of
disability.� If you would like your
work publicised in future editions, or would like to tell us about something
new, please contact us at the address below.
Forum Update
Another
busy few weeks at SDEF.� We have
continued working on our membership directory � thank you for all your
comments.� Paper copies are being
mailed out to members shortly and the details will also be available on our
website.� Please let us know if you
would prefer the directory in a different format.
We
have also been firming up the programme for our next Members
Meeting on Friday 5th April in Perth.� Please sign up if you haven�t already done so � the event is
free and a travel bursary is available.
We
have responded to the Blue Badge consultation and are about to agree a response
to the DTI consultation on the Race and Work directives which were mentioned in
the last newsletter.� Comments from
members are very welcome.� Please
send us any thoughts on these or other issues.
Our
efforts are now turning to trying to create financial sustainability for SDEF.�
Scottish Executive funding comes to an end shortly with no word about the
promised review of government support for the disability sector.�
We are continuing to look elsewhere for funding and developing project
proposals in line with the workplan agreed at our last members� meeting.�
We will be looking at future work at the next meeting in Perth.�
Please come along, or input to our Secretariat.
Scottish Executive NewsRadical changes to
Special Needs system
Proposals
for radical changes to assessing and providing for children with special
educational needs were outlined by Education Minister Cathy Jamieson in
February.� Further consultation
meetings are planned.
The
main features include:
Scottish
Executive Publications
"Direct
What?" - A Study Of Direct Payments To Mental Health Service
Users (28/02/02) http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/maroon/asod-00.asp
Research
Findings: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/resfinds/hcc20-00.asp
Influencing
Mainstream Services
Lessons
from Working for
Communities Pathfinders
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/blue/imss-00.asp
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National
Planning Policy Guideline: NPPG 3 Revised 2002 - Planning for Housing
Consultation Draft �http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/planning/nppg3-00.asp
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Planning
Advice Note PAN 38 Revised 2002 - Housing Land Consultation Draft
�http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/planning/pan38-00.asp
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Putting
The Pieces In Place - Scotland's Health Improvement Fund
�http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/health/shif-00.asp
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Building
Regulation Note 1/2002
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/build_regs/brn12-00.asp
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The
Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care - CARE REGULATION IS CHANGING http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/health/scrc-00.asp
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Planning
Together (Final report of the Scottish Integrated Workforce Planning Group and
Response by Scottish Executive Health department)
�http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/health/ptfr-00.asp�
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Effective
engagement: A guide to principles and practice of engagement in
health http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/health/apap.pdf�����
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Public
attitudes to the healthcare of older people in Scotland - Research Findings http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/resfinds/hcc16-00.asp
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Public
Attitudes To The Healthcare Of Older People In Scotland
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/red/path-00.asp�
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The
Right Medicine: A Strategy For Pharmaceutical Care In Scotland
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/health/pcis-00.asp���
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Consultations
Abolition
Of The Scottish Medical Practices Committee Consultation
Following
their review of Scottish public bodies last year Scottish Ministers concluded
that the Scottish Medical Practices Committee (SMPC) should be abolished.�
This paper invites views on how to abolish the SMPC, and on the
subsequent transfer of the SMPC's functions to PCTs/Island NHS Boards.�
Respondents are also invited to give comments to assist with legislation
to bring about the changes, as it is proposed that the provisions should be
included in the soon-to-be introduced �Public Appointments and Public Bodies
(Scotland) Bill�.� Copies of the
paper are available from the address below, or from http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/health/asmpc-00.asp.
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Views
should be submitted by 19 April 2002, �and sent to:
�
Jane
Martin
Directorate
of Human Resources
Floor
1 East Rear, St Andrew�s House
Regent
Road
EDINBURGH�
EH1 3DG������
[email protected]����������������������
tel 0131 244 1805
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Disability
Rights Commission News
A
variety of new DRC publications are listed below.�
To find them, go to the web addresses listed or call the DRC helpline on:
Telephone
08457 622 633
Or
write to them at:
DRC
Helpline
"Countdown'' Starts For Shops And Services To Remove Barriers To Access: http://www.drc-gb.org/drc/InformationAndLegislation/Page331a.asp
New Code For Disabled Rail Passengers: http://www.sra.gov.uk/sra/Publications/pdf/code_of_practice_070202.htm
Government Proposals To Change The DDA: http://www.drc-gb.org/drc/InformationAndLegislation/Page38Z1.asp
Government To Issue Accessible Play And Leisure Guidance: The
government has promised to produce best practice guidance for the
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Scottish Civic Forum Event
ZERO IN ON DISCRIMINATION
Equality of
opportunity is one of the key principles of the Scottish Parliament. The
Scotland Act commits the Scottish Parliament to �the prevention, elimination
or regulation of discrimination on grounds of sex or marital status, on racial
grounds, on grounds of disability, age, sexual orientation, language, social
origin, or of other personal attributes, including beliefs or opinions, such as
religious beliefs or political opinions�.�
On Saturday 8
June, the spring plenary of the Civic Forum will look at the issue of
discrimination in Scotland and how to ensure that we have the means, in civic
society, of tackling discrimination and its causes.�
The plenary will see the launch of an autonomous project within the Civic
Forum, called the Forum on Discrimination (FonD).
The remit of this
project will be to enable all organisations with an interest in equal
opportunity to work together to understand discrimination, to �equality
proof� legislation and to tackle issues relate to discrimination. The day will
include input from 7:84 theatre and workshops on cross-cutting themes relevant
to all groups experiencing discrimination - poverty, mainstreaming, legal
remedies and the role of the media.�
The plenary will be held in Glasgow Caledonian University on Saturday 08 June, 10.30 � 16.00.� For further details please contact the office (tel 0131 225 6789) or see their website www.civicforum.org.uk. |
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