The ALLIANCE Reaches 1,000th Members

That the Parliament congratulates the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) on reaching its 1,000th member; acknowledges what it sees as the contribution that the organisation, which was set up in 2006, has made to help achieve a Scotland in which disabled people, people living with long-term conditions and unpaid carers have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well; considers that the ALLIANCE’s members, who are organisations and individuals with an interest in health and social care, have made a key contribution in working together to ensure that the views and voices of people are at the heart of its support and services and in bringing the voice of its service users to the forefront; notes what it believes is the importance of the range of projects and programmes delivered by the ALLIANCE, including establishing the Self Management Network for Scotland, the Dementia Carer Voices project, the People Powered Health and Wellbeing Programme and ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland), which aims to connect people to community assets; recognises the role that it considers the ALLIANCE is increasingly playing in showcasing and sharing good practice across Europe and in promoting and enhancing the rights of its service users as equal partners; notes the contribution that the ALLIANCE has made in partnership with others to support rights-based approaches to health and social care, including the Scottish National Action Plan on Human Rights and the Charter of Rights for People with Dementia, and wishes it every future success.