This month Health Inequalities Volunteer, James Evans met with Drew Murphy, Gillian MacDonald and Natalie Joyce from Changeworks’ Affordable Warmth Team. Changeworks is a considered a leader in the delivery of solutions which enable people to live and work more sustainably. They have many … [Read more...] about Changeworks
Kingsway Court Health and Wellbeing Centre
This month James Evans, VHS Health Inequalities Volunteer, met with Martin Coyle from Kingsway Court Health and Wellbeing Centre in Glasgow. Kingsway Court is a housing scheme consisting of six 20 storey tower blocks in Scotstoun. They were built in 1962 by Wimpey and are now run by Glasgow Housing … [Read more...] about Kingsway Court Health and Wellbeing Centre
Mindroom
This month James Evans, Health Inequalities Volunteer at VHS, met up with the staff at Mindroom. Mindroom is a small Scottish charity with a big vision - to ensure that by 2020, every child and adult with learning difficulties will receive the recognition and help they need. They have a very … [Read more...] about Mindroom
Innovation in dementia support
This month James Evans, Health Inequalities Volunteer met with Sue Northrop. Sue has personal experience of caring for close family members with dementia and is a member of the North Berwick Day Centre Voluntary Management Committee. After many years working on public service reform in the Scottish … [Read more...] about Innovation in dementia support
Rowan Alba Spotlight
This month James Evans, Health Inequalities Volunteer (Voluntary Health Scotland) met with Helen Carlin, Chief Executive of Rowan Alba. The unusual name is because, in Celtic mythology, the Rowan tree was known as the Travelers’ Tree as it prevented people on a journey getting lost. Rowan Alba … [Read more...] about Rowan Alba Spotlight