In our response to the Scottish Government consultation we welcome Public Health Scotland's (PHS) aim of creating joined up public health leadership to tackle Scotland’s public health challenges and working across sectors on the national public health priorities. We have also highlighted the need … [Read more...] about VHS response to Public Health Scotland Consultation
What’s new? Read our July 2019 e-bulletin
Our latest news bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations. Download it here Sign up to receive it direct each month … [Read more...] about What’s new? Read our July 2019 e-bulletin
Hilda’s Blog: Jigsaw Project
Project Background The idea for the Jigsaw project developed from conversations between COPE Scotland and the lead GP for the local Cluster around their experiences of supporting people with mild but enduring mental ill health which had no immediate solution from recognised evidence-based … [Read more...] about Hilda’s Blog: Jigsaw Project
How Covid19 has Affected Travel and Tourism around the World
The previous year was a year of many firsts, and it would be an understatement to say that the tragic sequence of events disrupted industries all over the world! Who in this day and age would have thought they’d live to see a pandemic-induced global lockdown, with strict travel … [Read more...] about How Covid19 has Affected Travel and Tourism around the World
What’s new? Read our June 2019 e-bulletin
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Understanding the Good Food Nation Bill
The Scottish Government have proposed to develop holistic legislation about food, The Good Food Nation Bill which will cover the whole food system from growing, harvesting, processing, marketing, selling, preparing, access to food right through to food disposal. VHS have developed a briefing to help … [Read more...] about Understanding the Good Food Nation Bill
Scottish Government consults on public health reform
VHS encourages our members (and indeed any third sector organisation) to respond to the Public Health Scotland Consultation . The Scottish Government and COSLA want to hear your views on plans for the new agency and the necessary legislative changes needed to establish it. This is a short … [Read more...] about Scottish Government consults on public health reform
Clare’s blog: Working Together to Address Inequality
Clare Cable is Chief Executive and Senior Nurse Director at Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland. She writes: We are delighted that the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) has been chosen as one of three VHS submissions to present a parallel session at the NHS Scotland Event 2019 and hope … [Read more...] about Clare’s blog: Working Together to Address Inequality
Galvanising arts and health across Scotland
VHS is delighted to partner with Arts + Health Scotland and Art in Hospital for a relaxed seminar bringing professionals from Scotland’s arts and health sectors together with invited speakers Nikki Crane, Jenny Elliot, Angela Rogers and VHS's Claire Stevens. Delegates attending 'Galvanising arts and … [Read more...] about Galvanising arts and health across Scotland
What’s new? read our May 2019 bulletin
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