About us

We are the national intermediary and network for voluntary health organisations in Scotland. Our vision is a healthier, fairer Scotland served by a thriving voluntary health sector. Our mission is to improve people’s health and wellbeing by providing an effective national network for voluntary health organisations. We work with our members and others to address health inequalities, to improve health related policy, systems and partnership working, and to help people and communities to live healthier and fairer lives.

Our three year strategy sets out our priorities for 2018-21. Read more here about what we do

Our members are small and large, national and local. We welcome new members, so why not join us now.

Member organisations work to improve health and address inequalities in communities, support people affected by illness and disability, and enable the voice of individuals and communities to be heard by policy makers. Their work includes:

Provision of health and social care services
Community led health improvement
Self-management of health conditions
Peer support and volunteering
Research, advocacy and campaigning

VHS a registered Scottish charity (SC035482) and a company limited by guarantee (SC267315). We receive financial support from the Scottish Government and NHS Health Scotland to do our work.

We are led by our Board of Directors/Trustees and have a small staff team in Edinburgh. See who we are.