Head Injury in Children - Open Forum Meeting

The Scottish Head Injury Forum will be holding an open forum meeting on the topic of Head Injury in Children on Friday 30 October 2009 between 10 a.m. - 3.30 p.m at the Apex European Hotel, 90 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh. There is a charge of £30 for non-members.

Speakers and workshops include:
Dr Tom Beattie, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Edinburgh:
Acute medical care of the head injured child
Dr Alex Baxter, Consultant in Paediatric Neuro-rehabilitation, Edinburgh:
Rehabilitation of the head injured child: physical and cognitive problems
Dr Beth Wicks, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Nottingham:
How does ABI affect educational progress?
The Child Brain Injury Trust: Supporting the child and family after ABI
Relatives of children who have survived a brain injury: Living with the effects of brain injury in a child.

If you would like to attend please contact Fiona Maxwell SHIF Aministrator on 01382 423196.

National Austistic Society - Information Survey

Its been a very busy time in the world of Autism with lots of people trying to make a difference.

The National Autistic Society Scotland (NAS Scotland)is working with other autism organisations to get the best services and support for people with autism spectrum disorder, including Asperger syndrome, across Scotland.

An Autism Bill is currently being debated at Westminster but it will only apply to England.

To find out if there is a need for a Scottish Autism Bill NAS Scotland are asking people to fill out this survey and to tell them about their experiences of living with autism and using services.

The survey focuses on services provided by councils and the NHS but can also include things like housing, criminal justice or universities.

If NAS Scotland get enough evidence they will work with other autism organisations to camapign to get the Scottish Parliament to act. If you wish to become involved then remember to enter your email details on the survey.

This survey will run until 4 November 2009, please encourage others to complete it. Thank you for your help!

To get to the survey click here

Meeting Point Lunch Speakers for 2010

Our speakers at the meeting point lunches over the last year have been very interesting. We've heard from Samaritans, Cancer Network Fife, Fife Trading Standards, Telecare, Fife Cares Home Safety, Long Term Conditions Team and Deaf Action amongst others. We are now looking at who we can invite to speak at the meetings in 2010. Who would you like to hear from? The speaker should be talking about a subject which has a broad appeal to carers and be able to present their topic in around half an hour. If you have any ideas for speakers please let us know - you can call us on 01592 642999 or leave a comment here.

Electric Blanket Testing 2009

Have you got an electric blanket to keep you cosy through the long winter nights? If you're anything like me you might have had it for a while. You can make sure it's still safe to use by taking it along to one of these testing centres on the dates shown to have it given a good going over. You don't need to make an appointment, you just turn up!

On Monday 19th October
between 10.00 – 13.00 and then 14.00 – 16.00
at

Lomond Centre, Woodside Way
Glenrothes, KY7 5RA
On Tuesday 20th October
between 10.00 & 13.00 then 14.00 & 16.00
at

Corn Exchange
St Catherine Street
Cupar, KY15 4BT

On Wednesday 21st October
between 10.00 & 13.00 then 14.00 & 16.00
at

Victory Memorial Hall
St Marys PlaceSt Andrews, KY16 9TA

On Thursday 22nd October
btween 10.00 & 13.00 then 14.00 & 16.00
at Parkgate Centre
Parkgate, Rosyth, KY11 2JW

On Friday 23rd October
between 10.00 & 13.00 then 14.00 & 16.00
at

Templehall Community Centre
Templehall Avenue
Kirkcaldy, KY2 6EB

Workshops for Carers

We have LOADS of workshops for carers coming up in the next few months. We have some which are all about keeping you the carer in good health and we have some about helping you understand the condition affecting the person you're caring for and how you can help them stay as healthy as possible. They are free to attend and you can book a place on any of them by calling Fife Carers Centre on 01592 642999.

RELAXATION & STRESS MANAGEMENT
Tower House Centre, Commercial School Lane, Dunfermline, KY12 7JT
20th & 27th Nov 10:30-12.00
Fife Sensory Impairment Centre Wilson Avenue KIRKCALDY Fife KY2 5EF
9th Nov & 17th Nov 10:30-12.00
Victory Memorial Hall St Marys Place, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9UY
10th Nov & 23rd Nov 10:30-12.00

GENTLE EXERCISE
Tower House Centre, Commercial School Lane, Dunfermline, KY12 7JT
6th & 13th Nov 1:00-2.30
Fife Sensory Impairment Centre Wilson Avenue KIRKCALDY Fife KY2 5EF
23rd & 30th Nov 1.00-2.30
Victory Memorial Hall St Marys Place, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9UY
28th Oct & 4th Nov 1.00-2.30

HEALTHY EATING
Tower House Centre, Commercial School Lane, Dunfermline, KY12 7JT
17th & 24th Nov 10.30 -12.30
Fife Sensory Impairment Centre Wilson Avenue KIRKCALDY Fife KY2 5EF
3rd & 10th Nov 10.30-12.30
Victory Memorial Hall. St Marys Place, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9UY
19th & 26th Oct 10.30-12.30

Caring with Confidence

One of the things that carers often tell us is that they welcome the chance to learn more about how to deal with the illness or disability of the person they care for. With this in mind, last year we ran a pilot series of workshops in West Fife and are now ready to run more courses across Fife. All of the workshops begin at 10 am and finish at around 2.30pm with a light lunch included. The workshops are free for carers to attend and to book your place you simply need to call Fife Carers Centre on 01592 642999.

The courses in Dunfermline and the West CHP Area will all be held at the City Hotel in Dunfermline, the topics and dates are:
Caring for someone with Diabetes – 4th November 2009
Caring for someone with Heart Disease – 2nd December 2009
Caring for someone who has had a Stroke – 4th December 2009

The courses in Glenrothes and North East Fife CHP area will be held in the Rathcluan Country House Hotel in Cupar, the topics and the dates are
Caring for someone with Respiriatory Conditions - 28th October 2009
Caring for someone with Vascular Conditions - 9th November 2009
Caring for someone with ME - 3rd December 2009

Fife Carers Centre will be the location for the courses in Kirkcaldy and Levenmouth CHP and the topics and dates are:
Caring for someone with COPD - 2nd November2009
Caring for someone with Coronary Heart Disease - 30th November 2009