Smoking is the biggest cause of preventable ill health and death in Scotland. It results in up to 100,000 hospitalisations, and more than 9,000 premature deaths each year – that’s more than alcohol, suicide, drugs, and road accidents combined. Figures show that people living in our most deprived … [Read more...] about Lisa’s Blog: Engaging communities towards being smoke-free: reducing poverty and health inequalities
Avril’s Blog: Learn about ME
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a disease that makes people disappear from their own life; they may spend years or decades confined to their bed/home, in darkness, very unwell, in pain, exhausted and alone. Yet, there is a huge gap in medical education and … [Read more...] about Avril’s Blog: Learn about ME
Bella’s Blog: Intergenerational relationships and health
Intergenerational Prescribing Generations Working Together (GWT) aims to connect people from different generations and backgrounds to share time and take part in opportunities in their communities that nurture and support younger and older people who often have skills and resources of … [Read more...] about Bella’s Blog: Intergenerational relationships and health
Tanith’s Blog: The National Care Service Needs a Blueprint, a Schedule and a Budget
About 1 in 6 of us has a neurological condition that has a significant impact on our lives. And people with neurological conditions need an effective National Care Service. As a rule, if your condition involves the brain or nervous system, things can be difficult. You might have physical and … [Read more...] about Tanith’s Blog: The National Care Service Needs a Blueprint, a Schedule and a Budget
VHS insights into Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
VHS welcomes the report Tackling health inequalities in Scotland published by the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on 28th September 2022. VHS’s contributions to the Inquiry are referred to a number of times during the report. We are pleased to have made a significant … [Read more...] about VHS insights into Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
Strengthening Audit Scotland and third sector engagement
In September 2022 VHS met with Audit Scotland, with a view to strengthening opportunities for our members to understand and engage with the review work of Audit Scotland over the coming 12 months and beyond. We learned that Audit Scotland has agreed the scope of its NHS in Scotland 2022 report … [Read more...] about Strengthening Audit Scotland and third sector engagement
Scottish Parliament Information Centre Blog: The National Care Service will be here soon…or will it?
Can a national care service fulfil our expectations and whatever happened to integration? As we’ve said in SPICe before, labelling something a national service that looks, on the surface, to be promising the same deal as we have with the National Health Service could be seen as a high-risk strategy … [Read more...] about Scottish Parliament Information Centre Blog: The National Care Service will be here soon…or will it?
Susan’s blog: PASDA – supporting families of autistic adults in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Susan Chambers from PASDA outlines the work they do to support families of autistic adults in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Background The statistics for autistic adults are sobering: Knapp 2014 The cost of supporting an autistic individual during their life span with an intellectual … [Read more...] about Susan’s blog: PASDA – supporting families of autistic adults in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Iona’s blog: Referring back – accessing support in crisis
“Room for Art has been my lifeline…(it) has helped to minimise my social isolation and the effects of my depression which has been very bad at times…this is vital to my health.” (Room for Art participant) Room for Art is the art and social prescribing project run by the charity Art in Healthcare. … [Read more...] about Iona’s blog: Referring back – accessing support in crisis
Leanne’s Blog: Supporting people with long-term health conditions
Leanne Connolly from the Thistle Foundation talks about their work over the last 18 months and shares more information about their courses and services that can support people with long-term conditions. Introduction Over the last year and a half Thistle has been providing well-being and … [Read more...] about Leanne’s Blog: Supporting people with long-term health conditions
