Strathcarron Hospice
@strathcarron.bsky.social
We provide specialist palliative & end of life care and support to people across Forth Valley, Cumbernauld & Kilsyth living with a life limiting illness.
Hospice care is about so much more than end of life within our Hospice building.
It's here for the whole journey, for patients, families and communities.
We provide physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support in different ways - some you may not have expected ➡️ bit.ly/4t7DHdz
It's here for the whole journey, for patients, families and communities.
We provide physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support in different ways - some you may not have expected ➡️ bit.ly/4t7DHdz
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Hospice care is about so much more than end of life within our Hospice building.
It's here for the whole journey, for patients, families and communities.
We provide physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support in different ways - some you may not have expected ➡️ bit.ly/4t7DHdz
It's here for the whole journey, for patients, families and communities.
We provide physical, emotional, spiritual and practical support in different ways - some you may not have expected ➡️ bit.ly/4t7DHdz
🏃♂️ Jump, slide & bounce your way to the finish line like Skye in memory of her Gran Sheila & support Strathcarron by signing up for our 2026 Inflatables Challenge in Sept!
🤩 Enjoy an amazing day out with friends, family or colleagues!
ℹ️ Further info www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/inflat...
🤩 Enjoy an amazing day out with friends, family or colleagues!
ℹ️ Further info www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/inflat...
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
🏃♂️ Jump, slide & bounce your way to the finish line like Skye in memory of her Gran Sheila & support Strathcarron by signing up for our 2026 Inflatables Challenge in Sept!
🤩 Enjoy an amazing day out with friends, family or colleagues!
ℹ️ Further info www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/inflat...
🤩 Enjoy an amazing day out with friends, family or colleagues!
ℹ️ Further info www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/inflat...
The clock is ticking on time left to vote for Strathcarron Hospice to win not just ONE...but TWO local prestigious awards! 🏆🏆#Stirling #Falkirk
Vote now! 🔽
🗳️ 'CHARITY OF THE YEAR' ➡️ independentstirling.co.uk/awards/
🗳️ 'FALKIRK TOWN CENTRE MOST LOVED BUSINESS' ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5CYFNJ
Vote now! 🔽
🗳️ 'CHARITY OF THE YEAR' ➡️ independentstirling.co.uk/awards/
🗳️ 'FALKIRK TOWN CENTRE MOST LOVED BUSINESS' ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5CYFNJ
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The clock is ticking on time left to vote for Strathcarron Hospice to win not just ONE...but TWO local prestigious awards! 🏆🏆#Stirling #Falkirk
Vote now! 🔽
🗳️ 'CHARITY OF THE YEAR' ➡️ independentstirling.co.uk/awards/
🗳️ 'FALKIRK TOWN CENTRE MOST LOVED BUSINESS' ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5CYFNJ
Vote now! 🔽
🗳️ 'CHARITY OF THE YEAR' ➡️ independentstirling.co.uk/awards/
🗳️ 'FALKIRK TOWN CENTRE MOST LOVED BUSINESS' ➡️ www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y5CYFNJ
💪 Looking for a personal challenge with a feel-good factor in 2026?
📍 Sri Lanka Cycle Challenge
📍 Angkor Wat Cambodia Trek
📣 Sign up before 28 Feb 2026 using code 26FOR26 to get 26% discount on either of the challenges 📣
ℹ️ Visit www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/ for more info
📍 Sri Lanka Cycle Challenge
📍 Angkor Wat Cambodia Trek
📣 Sign up before 28 Feb 2026 using code 26FOR26 to get 26% discount on either of the challenges 📣
ℹ️ Visit www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/ for more info
January 27, 2026 at 10:40 AM
💪 Looking for a personal challenge with a feel-good factor in 2026?
📍 Sri Lanka Cycle Challenge
📍 Angkor Wat Cambodia Trek
📣 Sign up before 28 Feb 2026 using code 26FOR26 to get 26% discount on either of the challenges 📣
ℹ️ Visit www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/ for more info
📍 Sri Lanka Cycle Challenge
📍 Angkor Wat Cambodia Trek
📣 Sign up before 28 Feb 2026 using code 26FOR26 to get 26% discount on either of the challenges 📣
ℹ️ Visit www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/ for more info
🩵 Veena - a nurse who was moved to join the profession after the death of her infant son - has told how her student placement at Strathcarron turned out to been a “healing” experience for her.
💬 Read Venna's story in full ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/news/veena-s...
#bereavement #grief #loss
💬 Read Venna's story in full ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/news/veena-s...
#bereavement #grief #loss
January 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM
🩵 Veena - a nurse who was moved to join the profession after the death of her infant son - has told how her student placement at Strathcarron turned out to been a “healing” experience for her.
💬 Read Venna's story in full ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/news/veena-s...
#bereavement #grief #loss
💬 Read Venna's story in full ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/news/veena-s...
#bereavement #grief #loss
A team of colleagues from Stirling company Ross Quality pulled on their walking boots for Strathcarron raising an incredible £5294 by completing the Kiltwalk 2025.
Challenging yourself in 2026 and take on the Kiltwalk for Strathcarron! Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/kiltwa...
Challenging yourself in 2026 and take on the Kiltwalk for Strathcarron! Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/kiltwa...
January 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
A team of colleagues from Stirling company Ross Quality pulled on their walking boots for Strathcarron raising an incredible £5294 by completing the Kiltwalk 2025.
Challenging yourself in 2026 and take on the Kiltwalk for Strathcarron! Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/kiltwa...
Challenging yourself in 2026 and take on the Kiltwalk for Strathcarron! Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/Event/kiltwa...
⭐ Bake sales, runs, and volunteering...just some of the ways since 1981, that YOU - our amazing Strathcarron community - has made our Hospice care possible.
🎉 Join our 45th anniversary 2026 celebrations - fundraise, volunteer or donate...you decide!
ℹ️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...
🎉 Join our 45th anniversary 2026 celebrations - fundraise, volunteer or donate...you decide!
ℹ️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...
January 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM
⭐ Bake sales, runs, and volunteering...just some of the ways since 1981, that YOU - our amazing Strathcarron community - has made our Hospice care possible.
🎉 Join our 45th anniversary 2026 celebrations - fundraise, volunteer or donate...you decide!
ℹ️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...
🎉 Join our 45th anniversary 2026 celebrations - fundraise, volunteer or donate...you decide!
ℹ️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...
🌙 Dark nights. Quiet moments. Something comforting to listen to. 🎧
Strathcarron Stories is our podcast about people - real conversations that bring warmth, honesty and reassurance when you might need it most.
www.strathcarronhospice.net/News/strathc...
Strathcarron Stories is our podcast about people - real conversations that bring warmth, honesty and reassurance when you might need it most.
www.strathcarronhospice.net/News/strathc...
January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
🌙 Dark nights. Quiet moments. Something comforting to listen to. 🎧
Strathcarron Stories is our podcast about people - real conversations that bring warmth, honesty and reassurance when you might need it most.
www.strathcarronhospice.net/News/strathc...
Strathcarron Stories is our podcast about people - real conversations that bring warmth, honesty and reassurance when you might need it most.
www.strathcarronhospice.net/News/strathc...
💡Are you a healthcare professional who would like to increase your team’s knowledge of end of life care?
Our Education and Learning team offers specialist palliative training and a range of tailor made courses for organisations.
ℹ️ Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/qelca
#Hospice
Our Education and Learning team offers specialist palliative training and a range of tailor made courses for organisations.
ℹ️ Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/qelca
#Hospice
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 AM
💡Are you a healthcare professional who would like to increase your team’s knowledge of end of life care?
Our Education and Learning team offers specialist palliative training and a range of tailor made courses for organisations.
ℹ️ Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/qelca
#Hospice
Our Education and Learning team offers specialist palliative training and a range of tailor made courses for organisations.
ℹ️ Find out more www.strathcarronhospice.net/qelca
#Hospice
📣 WE ARE HIRING 📣
🔵Auxiliary Nurse
🔵Permanent
🔵Part time: 30 hours per week (4 x 7.5 hours shifts)
Join the team -- you'll play an important part in delivering high‑quality, compassionate palliative care to patients and their families.
Apply ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...
🔵Auxiliary Nurse
🔵Permanent
🔵Part time: 30 hours per week (4 x 7.5 hours shifts)
Join the team -- you'll play an important part in delivering high‑quality, compassionate palliative care to patients and their families.
Apply ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...
January 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
📣 WE ARE HIRING 📣
🔵Auxiliary Nurse
🔵Permanent
🔵Part time: 30 hours per week (4 x 7.5 hours shifts)
Join the team -- you'll play an important part in delivering high‑quality, compassionate palliative care to patients and their families.
Apply ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...
🔵Auxiliary Nurse
🔵Permanent
🔵Part time: 30 hours per week (4 x 7.5 hours shifts)
Join the team -- you'll play an important part in delivering high‑quality, compassionate palliative care to patients and their families.
Apply ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...
💙"Make every moment count" - that's the message from Scottish actress Simone Lahbib following the death of her younger brother Stephen aged just 45, as she backs Strathcarron's 2026 ‘What Makes Life Meaningful’ campaign
Read more ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/
#cancer #hospice
Read more ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/
#cancer #hospice
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
💙"Make every moment count" - that's the message from Scottish actress Simone Lahbib following the death of her younger brother Stephen aged just 45, as she backs Strathcarron's 2026 ‘What Makes Life Meaningful’ campaign
Read more ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/
#cancer #hospice
Read more ➡️ www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/
#cancer #hospice
Today’s draft Scottish Government Budget recognises the pressure on hospices, but the £6.5m falls short of the £13.3m needed to deliver fair pay parity & protect vital services.
Together, we must ensure hospice care is here for everyone - now and for the next 45 years. ✨
Together, we must ensure hospice care is here for everyone - now and for the next 45 years. ✨
January 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Today’s draft Scottish Government Budget recognises the pressure on hospices, but the £6.5m falls short of the £13.3m needed to deliver fair pay parity & protect vital services.
Together, we must ensure hospice care is here for everyone - now and for the next 45 years. ✨
Together, we must ensure hospice care is here for everyone - now and for the next 45 years. ✨
Cold hands and feet, but warm hearts 💙 were out in force to help us with our festive fundraising tree collections this week!
🎄569 trees were collected with more than £10,137 raised for Strathcarron!
👏 THANK YOU to all the businesses who donated volunteers and transport ➡️ bit.ly/4qMBtOD
🎄569 trees were collected with more than £10,137 raised for Strathcarron!
👏 THANK YOU to all the businesses who donated volunteers and transport ➡️ bit.ly/4qMBtOD
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Cold hands and feet, but warm hearts 💙 were out in force to help us with our festive fundraising tree collections this week!
🎄569 trees were collected with more than £10,137 raised for Strathcarron!
👏 THANK YOU to all the businesses who donated volunteers and transport ➡️ bit.ly/4qMBtOD
🎄569 trees were collected with more than £10,137 raised for Strathcarron!
👏 THANK YOU to all the businesses who donated volunteers and transport ➡️ bit.ly/4qMBtOD
🔥I walked on fire & you can too!
Stepping way outside my comfort zone, with my kids cheering me on, was one of the biggest feelings of achievement. No training needed – just sign up, then turn up!
📅 Fri 6 Feb | 5.45pm
🔥 Firewalk for Strathcarron
💛 Raise £300 = 9hrs of specialist nursing care
Stepping way outside my comfort zone, with my kids cheering me on, was one of the biggest feelings of achievement. No training needed – just sign up, then turn up!
📅 Fri 6 Feb | 5.45pm
🔥 Firewalk for Strathcarron
💛 Raise £300 = 9hrs of specialist nursing care
January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
🔥I walked on fire & you can too!
Stepping way outside my comfort zone, with my kids cheering me on, was one of the biggest feelings of achievement. No training needed – just sign up, then turn up!
📅 Fri 6 Feb | 5.45pm
🔥 Firewalk for Strathcarron
💛 Raise £300 = 9hrs of specialist nursing care
Stepping way outside my comfort zone, with my kids cheering me on, was one of the biggest feelings of achievement. No training needed – just sign up, then turn up!
📅 Fri 6 Feb | 5.45pm
🔥 Firewalk for Strathcarron
💛 Raise £300 = 9hrs of specialist nursing care
Stirling @RSPB has been bringing joy to patients at Strathcarron through in-kind donations, filling bird feeders over winter to be placed in the hospice grounds outside patients’ windows.
Read more➡️ strathcarronhospice.net/news
#hospicecare #palliativecare #community #charity
Read more➡️ strathcarronhospice.net/news
#hospicecare #palliativecare #community #charity
January 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Stirling @RSPB has been bringing joy to patients at Strathcarron through in-kind donations, filling bird feeders over winter to be placed in the hospice grounds outside patients’ windows.
Read more➡️ strathcarronhospice.net/news
#hospicecare #palliativecare #community #charity
Read more➡️ strathcarronhospice.net/news
#hospicecare #palliativecare #community #charity
Are you living with, or caring for someone with a life limiting illness?
Our LIVE YOUR LIFE team can help you navigate uncertainty, chat through challenges and together find ways for you to get on with living your life.
📞 10am-4pm Monday to Friday 01324 827383
💻 fv.scliveyourlife@nhs.scot
Our LIVE YOUR LIFE team can help you navigate uncertainty, chat through challenges and together find ways for you to get on with living your life.
📞 10am-4pm Monday to Friday 01324 827383
💻 fv.scliveyourlife@nhs.scot
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Are you living with, or caring for someone with a life limiting illness?
Our LIVE YOUR LIFE team can help you navigate uncertainty, chat through challenges and together find ways for you to get on with living your life.
📞 10am-4pm Monday to Friday 01324 827383
💻 fv.scliveyourlife@nhs.scot
Our LIVE YOUR LIFE team can help you navigate uncertainty, chat through challenges and together find ways for you to get on with living your life.
📞 10am-4pm Monday to Friday 01324 827383
💻 fv.scliveyourlife@nhs.scot
🎉 2026 is the year we’re celebrating 45 years of Strathcarron care...made possible by you - our wonderful Hospice community!
Join our birthday celebrations by taking on a fun 45 challenge like our HR Manager Nicola!
ℹ️Visit our website for info & ideas: www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...
Join our birthday celebrations by taking on a fun 45 challenge like our HR Manager Nicola!
ℹ️Visit our website for info & ideas: www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🎉 2026 is the year we’re celebrating 45 years of Strathcarron care...made possible by you - our wonderful Hospice community!
Join our birthday celebrations by taking on a fun 45 challenge like our HR Manager Nicola!
ℹ️Visit our website for info & ideas: www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...
Join our birthday celebrations by taking on a fun 45 challenge like our HR Manager Nicola!
ℹ️Visit our website for info & ideas: www.strathcarronhospice.net/Appeal/celeb...
CREATIVE HOMECARE IS HIRING - HOMECARE SUPPORT WORKER - STIRLING
🔵 Monday – Friday
🔵 30 hours per week
Join Creative Homecare & make a real difference in your local community.
👉 Apply online:
creativehomecare.co.uk/join-creativ...
📞 01324 827394
📧 administrator@creativehomecare.co.uk
🔵 Monday – Friday
🔵 30 hours per week
Join Creative Homecare & make a real difference in your local community.
👉 Apply online:
creativehomecare.co.uk/join-creativ...
📞 01324 827394
📧 administrator@creativehomecare.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
CREATIVE HOMECARE IS HIRING - HOMECARE SUPPORT WORKER - STIRLING
🔵 Monday – Friday
🔵 30 hours per week
Join Creative Homecare & make a real difference in your local community.
👉 Apply online:
creativehomecare.co.uk/join-creativ...
📞 01324 827394
📧 administrator@creativehomecare.co.uk
🔵 Monday – Friday
🔵 30 hours per week
Join Creative Homecare & make a real difference in your local community.
👉 Apply online:
creativehomecare.co.uk/join-creativ...
📞 01324 827394
📧 administrator@creativehomecare.co.uk
Landmarks across Forth Valley are bathed in blue this week to mark the 45th anniversary of Strathcarron Hospice - kick starting a year of celebrations of vital hospice care within our communities ⭐ 💙
ℹ️Read more and find out how you can get involved! www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/
ℹ️Read more and find out how you can get involved! www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Landmarks across Forth Valley are bathed in blue this week to mark the 45th anniversary of Strathcarron Hospice - kick starting a year of celebrations of vital hospice care within our communities ⭐ 💙
ℹ️Read more and find out how you can get involved! www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/
ℹ️Read more and find out how you can get involved! www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/News/
🎄We found it really interesting visiting Sustainable Thinking Scotland CIC to find out how they recycle real Christmas trees as part of our Hospice fundraising campaign! ♻️
🚚Register your tree collection for a donation to the Hospice here by 4 Jan 2026 just-helping.org.uk/register-tree
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🚚Register your tree collection for a donation to the Hospice here by 4 Jan 2026 just-helping.org.uk/register-tree
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January 2, 2026 at 11:02 AM
🎄We found it really interesting visiting Sustainable Thinking Scotland CIC to find out how they recycle real Christmas trees as part of our Hospice fundraising campaign! ♻️
🚚Register your tree collection for a donation to the Hospice here by 4 Jan 2026 just-helping.org.uk/register-tree
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🚚Register your tree collection for a donation to the Hospice here by 4 Jan 2026 just-helping.org.uk/register-tree
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🥳 Wishing a happy new year to all our Strathcarron communities!
Kick start 2026 with us by setting yourself positive goals – it’s a great way to plan for the year ahead.
Sign up to a fundraising challenge or consider volunteering. Find out more ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net
Kick start 2026 with us by setting yourself positive goals – it’s a great way to plan for the year ahead.
Sign up to a fundraising challenge or consider volunteering. Find out more ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
🥳 Wishing a happy new year to all our Strathcarron communities!
Kick start 2026 with us by setting yourself positive goals – it’s a great way to plan for the year ahead.
Sign up to a fundraising challenge or consider volunteering. Find out more ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net
Kick start 2026 with us by setting yourself positive goals – it’s a great way to plan for the year ahead.
Sign up to a fundraising challenge or consider volunteering. Find out more ➡️ www.StrathcarronHospice.net
As 2025 comes to a close, a huge thank you to our incredible Strathcarron community 💙
To our supporters, staff & volunteers, your kindness & commitment make everything we do possible. You truly go the extra mile for people & families when they need it most ⭐
Happy 2026 ✨
To our supporters, staff & volunteers, your kindness & commitment make everything we do possible. You truly go the extra mile for people & families when they need it most ⭐
Happy 2026 ✨
December 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
As 2025 comes to a close, a huge thank you to our incredible Strathcarron community 💙
To our supporters, staff & volunteers, your kindness & commitment make everything we do possible. You truly go the extra mile for people & families when they need it most ⭐
Happy 2026 ✨
To our supporters, staff & volunteers, your kindness & commitment make everything we do possible. You truly go the extra mile for people & families when they need it most ⭐
Happy 2026 ✨
Could you help shape the future of Strathcaron Hospice as a Board Trustee?
We are seeking new Trustees with expertise in:
🔵Marketing and/or Communications
🔵 IT and Digital
ℹ️ Find out more and apply here www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...
We are seeking new Trustees with expertise in:
🔵Marketing and/or Communications
🔵 IT and Digital
ℹ️ Find out more and apply here www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...
December 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Could you help shape the future of Strathcaron Hospice as a Board Trustee?
We are seeking new Trustees with expertise in:
🔵Marketing and/or Communications
🔵 IT and Digital
ℹ️ Find out more and apply here www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...
We are seeking new Trustees with expertise in:
🔵Marketing and/or Communications
🔵 IT and Digital
ℹ️ Find out more and apply here www.strathcarronhospice.net/Pages/FAQs/C...
Wishing everyone within our Strathcarron communities a merry Christmas🎄
We truly want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for every ounce of support, effort and generosity this year, and always💙
www.StrathcarronHospice.net
#hospice #palliativecare #Christmas #nurses
We truly want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for every ounce of support, effort and generosity this year, and always💙
www.StrathcarronHospice.net
#hospice #palliativecare #Christmas #nurses
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Wishing everyone within our Strathcarron communities a merry Christmas🎄
We truly want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for every ounce of support, effort and generosity this year, and always💙
www.StrathcarronHospice.net
#hospice #palliativecare #Christmas #nurses
We truly want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for every ounce of support, effort and generosity this year, and always💙
www.StrathcarronHospice.net
#hospice #palliativecare #Christmas #nurses
☕ SNOWDROP CAFE - NEW PODCAST EPISODE AND FESTIVE OPENING HOURS🎄
Snowdrop cafes: a space for people of any age to meet blether.
The're open to all 🤝 grab a coffee, slice of cake.
Any money donated is put back into the café running costs.
⠀
ℹ️ fv.compassionatecommunities@nhs.scot
Snowdrop cafes: a space for people of any age to meet blether.
The're open to all 🤝 grab a coffee, slice of cake.
Any money donated is put back into the café running costs.
⠀
ℹ️ fv.compassionatecommunities@nhs.scot
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
☕ SNOWDROP CAFE - NEW PODCAST EPISODE AND FESTIVE OPENING HOURS🎄
Snowdrop cafes: a space for people of any age to meet blether.
The're open to all 🤝 grab a coffee, slice of cake.
Any money donated is put back into the café running costs.
⠀
ℹ️ fv.compassionatecommunities@nhs.scot
Snowdrop cafes: a space for people of any age to meet blether.
The're open to all 🤝 grab a coffee, slice of cake.
Any money donated is put back into the café running costs.
⠀
ℹ️ fv.compassionatecommunities@nhs.scot