Key Dates
Understanding Adult Social Care Lochaber Community Learning In Person Event
Understanding social care in Lochaber – together
NHS Highland and The Highland Council Community Learning Events in March 2026
Event 1
Date: Weds 4th March 2026 10:00-3:330
Location: [To be confirmed] Spean Bridge / Roybridge
How to sign up
To help us plan well and make sure everyone has a good experience on the day, we ask people to sign up in advance.
To take part, please contact: info@in-controlscotland.org.uk
If you have accessibility needs or need support to take part, please let us know when booking. We will do our best to accommodate this.
Who these events are for
These Community Learning Events are open to anyone who lives in Lochaber or has a stake in how adult social care works locally, including:
- People who draw on care and support
- Families and unpaid carers
- Community groups, voluntary organisations and local services
- Staff working in public facing support roles across health, social care and the third sector
- Local residents who want to understand or contribute to what happens next
You do not need specialist knowledge or professional experience to take part.
Your lived experience, questions and perspective are what matter.
Who is leading on the Events
NHS Highland and Highland Council have asked In Control Scotland to lead and facilitate these Community Learning Events. In Control Scotland is a national organisation who have previously worked in West Lochaber.
What you can expect.
This first event will be about Making sense of adult social care in Lochaber as it is now, and getting our bearings together.
We will:
- Share what is already known about adult social care in Lochaber, checking this reflects people’s experience and understanding
- Explore your understanding of adult social care in Lochaber, including what it is not and what it feel like to try to access support.
- Notice where experiences match the picture, where they do not and where gaps, blind spots exist
This event is not about fixing things on the day. It is about seeing the system more clearly, together.
Understanding Adult Social Care Lochaber Community Learning In Person Event
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anding social care in Lochaber – together
NHS Highland and The Highland Council Community Learning Events in March 2026
Alternative date for Event 1
Date: Weds 11th March 2026 10:00-3:330
Location: Kilmallie Free Church, Caol
How to sign up
To help us plan well and make sure everyone has a good experience on the day, we ask people to sign up in advance.
To take part, please contact: info@in-controlscotland.org.uk
If you have accessibility needs or need support to take part, please let us know when booking. We will do our best to accommodate this.
Who these events are for
These Community Learning Events are open to anyone who lives in Lochaber or has a stake in how adult social care works locally, including:
- People who draw on care and support
- Families and unpaid carers
- Community groups, voluntary organisations and local services
- Staff working in public facing support roles across health, social care and the third sector
- Local residents who want to understand or contribute to what happens next
You do not need specialist knowledge or professional experience to take part.
Your lived experience, questions and perspective are what matter.
Who is leading on the Events
NHS Highland and Highland Council have asked In Control Scotland to lead and facilitate these Community Learning Events. In Control Scotland is a national organisation who have previously worked in West Lochaber.
What you can expect.
This first event will be about Making sense of adult social care in Lochaber as it is now, and getting our bearings together.
We will:
- Share what is already known about adult social care in Lochaber, checking this reflects people’s experience and understanding
- Explore your understanding of adult social care in Lochaber, including what it is not and what it feel like to try to access support.
- Notice where experiences match the picture, where they do not and where gaps, blind spots exist
This event is not about fixing things on the day. It is about seeing the system more clearly, together.
NHS Highland New Hospital Public Drop In session
Join NHS Highland at Caol Community Centre on 12th February, between 10am and 12.30pm.
The session will give members of the local community a chance to see the design proposals for the new hospital, before they are submitted for Planning Permission later in February. The session will be supported by NHS Highland Project Team, Balfour Beatty, Keppie Design and Horner and MacLennan Landscape Architects.