Dinner - Speaker Lindsay Clark

On Thursday 4th April 2017 President Brian Johnson welcomed 22 Club Rotarians and visiting Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Abertay Catherine McPherson, Nigel Brown, William McLaren, John Mee also wife of Archie Lawrie, Maureen to this lunch time meeting which was held at the Gilvenbank Hotel, Glenrothes. 

On reception, this week were Murray Grubb who said grace and Peter May.

Six apologies for absence were received.

Lars Christiansen who has been a Rotarian for 33 years and with our club for the past 10 years and also a past president advised today that he is retiring from Rotary. President Brian also advised that Tom Davidson also a past president has also decided to retire from Rotary. 

Our speaker this week was Lindsay Clark a friend of Rotary, from the Fife Health and social care partnership supporting the people of Fife together was here to give us a talk on her project Cook well and live well for less, encouraging vulnerable and people living in Poverty to eat better by budgeting and not wasting food and make better use of all foodstuffs. The NHS Fife and Fife Council are working together in a new Integrated Health and Social Care Partnership in line with Scottish Government policy. The aim of this policy is that the Partnership will work together to deliver positive outcomes for the people of Fife. They are fully committed to working with individuals, local communities, staff and the community planning with other partners to make effective use of all of their resources. To do this, the expertise, knowledge and skills of their colleagues, along with input from service users, providers and other stakeholders, will all help to drive new and more innovative ways of working at a local level. They are keenly aware that they are working in a period of significant change. This change creates uncertainty for all stakeholders and, perhaps most acutely, for the people of Fife who need access to care and support on a day to day basis. Over the next decade, they face together enormous challenges and opportunities. Fife’s population is getting older. By 2024, the number of people, aged over 75 years, is predicted to increase by 44.6%. Many more people will be living with more than one long term condition (a 50% increase in the next ten years) and there are increasing demands on public services. The introduction and the impact of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 will direct and support Partnerships to drive key actions and achieve change. This agenda heralds a fantastic opportunity for all of us to ensure that across Fife pockets of innovation are spread and that best practice is shared between teams so that they can tap into and benefit from some of the existing creativity and expertise. they are clear that in order for them to meet these challenges head on: • they must change the way in which they commission services; • They must change the way in which services are provided; and • Above all, they must change to achieve better outcomes for the people of Fife

The Rotary vote of thanks was given by Andy Strachan.

This week’s meeting on Thursday 11th May 2017 will be a lunch time meeting and is to be held at the Gilvenbank Hotel. please meet 12.45pm for starting at 12.55pm. On reception will be Wilna Roger and Peter May with our speaker this week Archie Lawrie.

If you were interested in supporting the community and international projects get in touch by Private message on The Rotary Club of Glenrothes facebook page. You will be made most welcome