Health and social care news

• Chief Social Worker presents final report before retiring

  Published on 8 Oct 2024

  Midlothian Council’s Chief Social Work Officer Joan Tranent presented her fourth and final annual report to the full Council today (Tuesday) before she retires later this week.  

• Council gain catering award for quality of school meals

  Published on 16 Sep 2024

  Midlothian council has achieved the prestigious 'Food for Life Served Here' (FFLSH ) Bronze award for its school meals service across its 28 primary schools.

• YCAT team supporting young people into work

  Published on 28 Jun 2024

  Six young adults with learning difficulties are developing new skills, becoming more independent and enjoying feeling part of the community thanks to a new volunteer work placement scheme.

• Councillors approve new senior social work appointments

  Published on 25 Jun 2024

  Joan Tranent, Midlothian Council’s Chief Social Work Officer and Chief Officer Children’s Services Partnership and Communities is to retire in October.

• New Passivhaus extra care facilities in Bonnyrigg

  Published on 6 May 2024

  Work is underway to build a 40-bedroom care complex and 46 extra care flats alongside a day-care unit in Bonnyrigg.

• Drop-in to inform our new British Sign Language Plan

  Published on 8 Mar 2024

  British Sign Language users and their families are invited to a drop-in event on Friday 22 March 2024 at St John’s & Kings Park Church, (opposite Morrisons), Dalkeith, from 10:30am to 12:30pm.

• Midlothian foster carers now amongst the highest paid carers in Scotland

  Published on 26 Feb 2024

  Midlothian Council today agreed to a 5.5% increase in foster carers fees.

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  Midlothian Community Respiratory and Performance Teams share Project of the Year Award

  Published on 1 Dec 2023

  The Midlothian Community Respiratory Team and Midlothian Performance Team were thrilled to win a Scottish Healthcare Award at a special ceremony in Glasgow this week.

• Annual report highlights social care success and challenges

  Published on 21 Nov 2023

  At the full Council meeting on Tuesday, councillors noted the Chief Social Work Officer’s 2022/23 annual report.

• Awards scheme for inspirational youth launched

  Published on 29 Aug 2023

  Do you know an inspirational young person?

• Midlothian Games is well worth the wait

  Published on 22 Feb 2023

  The Steiner Philosophers beat off stiff competition from teams of athletes including Stray Cats and Upmo at the first Midlothian LD Games for adults with additional support needs since the pandemic.

• Council's Equalities Champion supports PrEP Awareness Week

  Published on 29 Nov 2022

  Depute Provost and the council's Equalities Champion, Councillor Connor McManus is supporting PrEP Awareness Week, a campaign to raise awareness of HIV and your ability to access this vital medicine.

• White Ribbon flag raised at launch of 16 Days of Activism

  Published on 25 Nov 2022

  To mark the start of 16 Days of Activism today (Friday) against gender-based violence, Depute Provost Connor McManus officially raised the White Ribbon flag outside the council headquarters.

• Provost joins Paralympian for special event at his gran's care home

  Published on 16 Nov 2022

  Provost Debbi McCall was honoured to join local Paralympian Scott Quin when he gave a special talk to residents about his distinguished swimming career at his gran’s care home on Monday.

• Making it Happen: testing an approach to improving wellbeing at Midlothian Council

  Published on 14 Nov 2022

  To mark World Wellbeing at Work Week from today (Monday), we have blogged about Making It Happen, a staff programme timed to support the launch of Midlothian Council’s wellbeing strategy.

• The Midlothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) publishes annual report

  Published on 1 Nov 2022

  The Midlothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) plans and directs health and social care services for the people of Midlothian and published its Annual Performance Report 2021-22, today (Tuesday).

• Kids left home for university leaving an empty nest?

  Published on 21 Sep 2022

  If you find yourself in an ‘empty nest’ after your children have grown up and left home why not use those valuable parenting skills you have gained over the years?

• Free period products available in Midlothian

  Published on 13 Sep 2022

  Did you know that anyone needing sanitary protection for periods can pick up products for free at various locations in Midlothian?

• Extra leave for council staff dealing with miscarriage or IVF treatment

  Published on 23 Aug 2022

  Councillors have today (Tuesday) agreed to support staff and their partners who suffer the distress of miscarriage whether they conceive naturally or by IVF by providing 10 days paid leave.

• New Midlothian Mental Health and Resilience Service (MHARS) launched 

  Published on 1 Aug 2022

  Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has launched a new telephone service for people aged 18-65 years suffering mental health and wellbeing distress.

• Power of Attorney – It’s for people like you

  Published on 10 Mar 2022

  Have you got yours?

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  New care and housing development in Bonnyrigg

  Published on 2 Feb 2022

  Work is underway to build a 40-bedroom care complex and 46 extra care flats alongside a day-care unit.

• Join our Kindness Midlothian campaign and volunteer like Gilbert

  Published on 1 Feb 2022

  Could you be like volunteer Gilbert Kirkwood who loves his passenger assistant role helping get elderly people to and from Broomhill Day Centre in Penicuik?

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  Time to spare? Spread a little kindness this new year in Midlothian

  Published on 17 Jan 2022

  Local people are encouraged to give a few hours of their time for the benefit of our community. A number of voluntary and paid roles are available, many of which require 2 hours a week.

• Pioneering new £2.8 million service for cancer patients in Edinburgh and the Lothians

  Published on 4 Nov 2021

  In partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support and Scottish Government: A new service to offer emotional, practical and financial support to cancer patients has launched in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

• Demolition work on former school site to get underway

  Published on 5 Jul 2021

  Demolition work on the former St. Mary’s Primary School building in Bonnyrigg will begin this week.

• Public to be consulted on new care facilities

  Published on 11 Feb 2021

  Plans are underway to consult with the public on the design and layout of new, modern council care facilities and homes in Bonnyrigg.

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