Voluntary Health Scotland is delighted to share the following news from Scottish Government about the Engagement Matrix – a planning tool to encourage active engagement between NHS Boards and the Third Sector - that we and our partners have played a leading role in delivering and promoting. The … [Read more...] about The Engagement Matrix; the story so far
A Stronger Voice: health and social care
Help us develop proposals for a ‘stronger voice’ Events for Service Users, 3rd Sector Organisations and the Public On the 4th of June 2014, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing called for the development of proposals that would ‘strengthen the service user and public voice’ in health … [Read more...] about A Stronger Voice: health and social care
Unequal Lives – Transitions
On 24 June 2014, Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Transitions Forum jointly delivered the second seminar in the Unequal Lives, Unjust Deaths series of events, examining health inequalities across the life course and the voluntary sector contribution to reducing, preventing and reversing … [Read more...] about Unequal Lives – Transitions
Changing Lives through Comedy
Capacity, camaraderie and cohesion were the themes of the day at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow last Thursday afternoon, as Universal Comedy presented an outstanding afternoon of comedy. Universal Comedy is a charity and emerging social enterprise, founded in 2004 by Patsy Morrison, … [Read more...] about Changing Lives through Comedy
Empowering Communities – Call for Evidence
The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill was published at the beginning of June 2014. The Bill is designed to strengthen and nurture community participation and encourage enterprising community development – and help people to have their voices heard in the planning and delivery of … [Read more...] about Empowering Communities – Call for Evidence
Building third sector evidence on health inequalities
VHS is undertaking a research project that will showcase the work of the voluntary sector in tackling health inequalities and identify what further support we need to be able to make the most of our opportunities. This will help us to evidence the impact of the work of the voluntary sector to … [Read more...] about Building third sector evidence on health inequalities
Public Bodies Act – Draft Regulations – for consultation
The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 received Royal Assent on 1 April 2014. The aim of the Act is to integrate health and social care in Scotland, to improve services for people who use them. Integration aims to ensure that health and social care provision across Scotland is … [Read more...] about Public Bodies Act – Draft Regulations – for consultation
Health Inequalities Policy Review
Neil Findlay MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Well-Being initiated a Health Inequalities Policy Review Commission in May 2014. Chaired by Dr David Conway of the Socialist Health Association, this review aims to go beyond health service reform and take a broader approach to preventing, … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Policy Review
Unequal Lives – children and the early years
On 13 May 2014, Voluntary Health Scotland and Children in Scotland jointly delivered the first seminar in the Unequal Lives, Unjust Deaths series of events, examining health inequalities across the life course and the voluntary sector contribution to reducing, preventing and reversing these. This … [Read more...] about Unequal Lives – children and the early years
Join our Health Inequalities Project!
Tackling Health Inequalities Together! Policy makers often ask us for evidence to show the impact of the work of the voluntary sector. We know that there is a lot of exceptional work in the voluntary sector to tackle health inequalities and that you are making a real difference to people’s … [Read more...] about Join our Health Inequalities Project!