RoSPA & SCSN are working together in Scotland to raise awareness of home safety & accident prevention. Home Safety Scotland (HSS), - a community of interest and excellence for professionals focussed on home safety meets regularly. Operating as a knowledge exchange network, promoting sharing of best practice. It offers regular opportunity to hear expert guest speakers, share problems collectively and seek solutions. Free to join, hosted by SCSN, supported by RoSPA. We have been using data to highlight that falls are a growing and major public health issue. Public Health Scotland (PHS) highlights 1 in 9 emergency hospital admissions as a direct result of unintentional injury (2,759 deaths in 2020) The young and elderly are most at risk. RoSPA's Injury pyramid for Scotland and Local Authority tables give details.
The Scottish Government funds both organisations to support community safety partnerships take preventative action, collaborate to deliver evidence-based interventions, and work across the system developing joined-up approaches. RoSPA and SCSN worked collaboratively creating a Home safety interactive map. This map illustrates research into common, avoidable hazards in homes. It highlights tragic causes of injury and death, specific to pre-school children and adults over 65. This resource is for everyone but should be of particular interest to parents and carers. We want all citizens in Scotland, to be safe and aware at home.

https://www.safercommunitiesscotland.org/home-safety-map/

SCSN, RoSPA and Fife Council developed the Mark McCall Home Safety Fund in tribute to a colleague. Care and Repair Lanarkshire successfully applied and were awarded the full amount to provide and install home safety equipment to households with young children. As part of the UNCRC’s Right for children and young people to be heard RoSPA launched a survey to find out what types of accidents young people have been involved in and how they think the accident could have been prevented. Results of this survey are due in summer 2023. RoSPA provides Secretariat to this Cross Party Group on Accident Prevention and Safety Awareness, which has been active for 10 years. SCSN is a member. It considers and benefits from expert information on health and safety in all areas including in the home, on the road, in and around water and in the workplace. SCSN and RoSPA have increased home safety awareness across Scotland.