This year, we have three new designs of Christmas cards. Our ‘Christmas Skating’ and ‘Christmas Eve’ cards feature images that are representative and inclusive of people with cerebral palsy.
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Between January-March 2023, Cerebral Palsy Scotland ran a survey in order to get an insight into what services were being used by the cerebral palsy community, how easy these services were to access, the issues that mattered to them, and challenges they were currently facing.
We also asked for feedback on our own services too. Our overall aim was to use all of this feedback to shape our own services now and in the future, and to make them as useful as possible to the cerebral palsy community.
Some of the key survey insights are below. You can read the full survey summary here.
Of those surveyed, 54% felt therapy was our most useful service. A majority of respondents said it was ‘extremely important’ that Cerebral Palsy Scotland offer:
When asked, ‘What would be the most important issue for Cerebral Palsy Scotland to campaign and/or raise awareness on?’, 44% said they wanted Cerebral Palsy Scotland to campaign for more health care support and services for people with cerebral palsy.
Just over half (53%) of all respondents felt that a lack of support and services, including a lack of funding within the NHS, was the most important issue they will face in 2023.
Kirstie Rees is a chartered psychologist who is supporting the team on a regular consultancy basis. Kirstie is trained as a child and educational psychologist and has significant experience of supporting children and young people with disabilities, and their families. Kirstie has carried out research and has written papers and a book in this area and is passionate about supporting children and adults to develop coping strategies that enhance their mental health and wellbeing. Kirstie has worked in three different local authorities in Scotland and also works as a tutor on the MSc in Educational Psychology at the University of Dundee. Kirstie is chair of the Scottish Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH).
Cerebral Palsy Scotland has responded to the UK Government’s consultation on the Disability Action Plan 2023-24.
The proposed Disability Action Plan 2023-24 will set out the immediate action the UK Government is taking to improve disabled people’s lives.
Our response speaks to a range of issues raised in the consultation, including:
Today we have published our Annual Review, highlighting the impact of Cerebral Palsy Scotland’s work over the past year.
The Annual Review, published to coincide with World Cerebral Palsy Day on 6 October, provides an overview of the progress made by the charity between March 2022 – April 2023.
This has been the first year we have been able to plan and deliver an unrestricted year of activity since the Covid pandemic, allowing people with cerebral palsy and their families the opportunity to enjoy multi-disciplinary therapy sessions, group activities and in-person events.
Some of the highlights of the past year include:
