Creative Scotland has produced a short video to promote Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland (ACHWS). The video features Robbie McGhee, Chair of ACHWS and Associate Director, Art in Hospital, and Claire Stevens, Secretary of ACHWS and Chief Executive here at VHS. Watch it to find out more … [Read more...] about On camera: creating health through arts and culture
COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment for Marginalised Groups in Scotland
Published in April 2021, this Deep End GP report summarises key themes from a virtual roundtable meeting on COVID-19 vaccine deployment for marginalised groups in Scotland. The meeting was hosted and facilitated by the Deep End GP group, with participants from Scottish Government, Public Health … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment for Marginalised Groups in Scotland
Join the Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Health and Social Care
Would you like to see health and social care data used in a way that is likely to result in a tangible benefit for our society? The Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Health and Social Care is a patient advocacy panel which reviews applications for use of NHS Scotland health data, which may be … [Read more...] about Join the Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Health and Social Care
Statement concerning a VHS Board member
The VHS Board of Trustees is aware that a Board member has recently appeared in court on a charge. This charge is unrelated to the organisation in any way. However, in the interests of good governance, the Board has submitted a notifiable event to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) … [Read more...] about Statement concerning a VHS Board member
Waverley Care responds to VHS survey on Covid-19 vaccine inequalities
Waverley Care helps people who need support with HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B and sexual health across Scotland. They wanted to respond to VHS’s recent survey on Covid-19 vaccine inequalities and decided to consult five staff members in different parts of the organisation and eight people from … [Read more...] about Waverley Care responds to VHS survey on Covid-19 vaccine inequalities
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy, transparency and inclusion
VHS is carrying out important research across the third sector to help ensure that the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t widen the health inequalities gap by missing vulnerable groups. We are keen to ensure that the opportunity to get vaccinated is made as easy as possible for everyone in … [Read more...] about Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy, transparency and inclusion
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
