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Chris’s blog: Caring, creativity and connectedness in Tayside during Covid-19

Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust  (THAT) is a small charity with two key staff, that produces and promotes Art in Health activity across Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross. 75% of our time is focused on participatory creative engagement programmes for people recovering from and living with long term … [Read more...] about Chris’s blog: Caring, creativity and connectedness in Tayside during Covid-19

Allyson’s blog: Reflections on #WeArePublicHealth

The VHS annual conference is a key event in the VHS calendar.  The format this year was, of course, very different. However, despite the limitations of digital rather than face to face contact, the conference still provided highly informative presentations in plenary and lively workshop sessions … [Read more...] about Allyson’s blog: Reflections on #WeArePublicHealth

Claire’s Blog: Building Forward Better for the Health and Care Workforce

As Chief Executive of VHS I am reflecting back on this week's annual conference Building Forward Better for Health and Wellbeing  (4-5 November 2020). A clear message that emerged was that levels of stress, anxiety, exhaustion and burn-out are fast rising at all levels in the voluntary health sector … [Read more...] about Claire’s Blog: Building Forward Better for the Health and Care Workforce

Tackling physical inactivity is more important than ever say leading health charities

VHS has joined with fifteen of Scotland’s leading health charities to form a new coalition to increase physical activity levels of people living with long term conditions. 24% of Scotland's population - over 1 million people -  live with long term conditions, such as arthritis or heart disease. 46% … [Read more...] about Tackling physical inactivity is more important than ever say leading health charities

National Clinical Director shares Clear Pathway evaluation report with NHS Boards

The Scottish Government is disseminating VHS's Evaluation Report  on the Clear Pathway strategic guidance for NHS Boards on best practice in working with third sector partners to engage volunteers in NHS settings. National Clinical Director Professor Jason Leitch CBE  wrote to NHS boards in … [Read more...] about National Clinical Director shares Clear Pathway evaluation report with NHS Boards

Taking a human rights approach to recovery from COVID-19

We all know that action to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in Scotland is essential if we are to protect lives but we need to do so in a way that  minimises unintended impacts on health, particularly for the people who are most marginalised and excluded. Taking a human rights based approach to the … [Read more...] about Taking a human rights approach to recovery from COVID-19

Screening Inequalities Fund 2020/21 opens

The Scottish Government has launched its £350,000 Screening Inequalities Fund, designed  to support and deliver work on tackling inequalities in access to screening services across Scotland. They are looking for new or existing projects that are able to respond quickly to new and emerging … [Read more...] about Screening Inequalities Fund 2020/21 opens

Programme for Government promises protection and renewal

On 1st September 2020 the Scottish Government published the Programme for Government 2020-21, committing to: • a national mission to create new jobs, good jobs and green jobs – with a particular focus on young people, supporting retraining and investing in the Green New Deal to tackle climate … [Read more...] about Programme for Government promises protection and renewal

Inclusion Scotland Social Care Support Survey

On the day of the announcement of new Scottish Government guidance on loosening the lockdown restrictions, Inclusion Scotland published new evidence that disabled Scots shielding from Covid-19 are still not getting the vital support that they need to access food, medicine and other … [Read more...] about Inclusion Scotland Social Care Support Survey

Public consultation on NHS Near Me

The Scottish Government's Near Me team, part of the national Technology Enabled Care programme, has just launched a public survey  to find out what people think about the NHS Near Me video consulting system and how it could be improved. The Government’s vision is that all health and care … [Read more...] about Public consultation on NHS Near Me

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