Dona Milne is Deputy Director of Public Health, NHS Lothian and Chair of the Children’s Parliament in Scotland and Youth Scotland. She has a particular interest in challenging inequality and achieving real social impact, core to Inspiring Scotland’s mission.
In Dona’s role as Consultant and Deputy Director of Public Health, she works in the areas of reproductive health, children and young people’s wellbeing and reducing inequalities, particularly focusing on work on social determinants. Her main interests are teenage pregnancy, school attendance and community engagement, particularly youth work.
Dona is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health. She originally trained in Community Education, specialising in young people and health, working in the voluntary sector and local government.
More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults
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More funding has been announced for the Scottish Government’s Autistic Adult Support Fund and is available to third sector organisations providing services to autistic adults – promoting wellbeing and helping them to understand what neurodivergence means for them. Since 2023, the Scottish Government has allocated £1.5 million to 15 organisations, including those helping autistic adults
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Tackling climate change sometimes still involves spreadsheets! Our Specialist Volunteer Network (SVN) is home to a whole range of expertise and changemakers who stand ready to help Scotland’s charities. Our team are no stranger to quickly matching a charity with the right professional to get a problem solved. So recently, when Earth in Common, an
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