A welcome alternative from a full day's powerpoint marathon, kudos goes to the Alliance for mixing up the usual conference format and opening the show with some hard-hitting drama. With no disrespect meant to the various other conference presenters, I would hasten a guess that it's the … [Read more...] about Catherine’s Blog: Purple Poncho Players steal the show at the Alliance Annual Conference 2016
Eric’s blog: Building an Alliance to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in Scotland
On 22nd April 2016 representatives from NHS Boards, NHS Health Scotland, medical professions, networks, the voluntary and community sector, further education institutions and government agencies met at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow. The purpose was to discuss whether … [Read more...] about Eric’s blog: Building an Alliance to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in Scotland
Catherine’s Blog – Prevention: Easier Said than Done
It's the buzz word, the in-thing to say when talking about healthcare reform, the great golden ticket to a healthier Scotland. But is it a case of all talk and no - or very little and snail-paced - action? It doesn't take a genius to understand that tackling the root causes of Scotland's … [Read more...] about Catherine’s Blog – Prevention: Easier Said than Done
Angie’s Blog: Seeking Catalysts for Change
Building on the success of the Catalysts for Change projects in 2015, QNIS is keen to fund another series of projects looking at the broad area of reducing health inequalities. QNIS, or the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland, is a charity committed to promoting excellence in community nursing. … [Read more...] about Angie’s Blog: Seeking Catalysts for Change
Frances’ blog: Short lives of mentally ill a national scandal
In Glasgow earlier last month 120 delegates to a national health conference organised by Support in Mind Scotland and Bipolar Scotland tackled the totally unacceptable fact that people with mental illness die up to 20 years younger than their peers, primarily due to serious physical health … [Read more...] about Frances’ blog: Short lives of mentally ill a national scandal
Katie’s Blog – Make health inequalities your business
We all have a part to play in tackling the deep-rooted inequalities that have beset Scotland’s communities. However, it is the third sector’s established and trusted relationships within these communities and its understanding of the lived experience of health inequalities that makes its … [Read more...] about Katie’s Blog – Make health inequalities your business
Gordon’s Blog- Making connections on health and social care integration
Given the high profile nature of Audit Scotland’s work, it’s not unusual to be invited to address stakeholders at an event. So I’ll admit that I was nervous in accepting Voluntary Health Scotland’s invitation to speak at two workshops on our recent update on the progress of health and social care … [Read more...] about Gordon’s Blog- Making connections on health and social care integration
Katie’s Blog: Reflections Health and Social Care Integration Workshop with Audit Scotland
When Audit Scotland published its first audit of health and social care integration at the end of last year, some read its frank acknowledgements of the risks and challenges ahead as “a lot of doom and gloom.” However, Gordon Neill, Senior Auditor, Audit Scotland, told those assembled for VHS’s … [Read more...] about Katie’s Blog: Reflections Health and Social Care Integration Workshop with Audit Scotland
Catherine’s Blog – Food: it’s about so much more than nutrition.
Edinburgh Cyrenians' recent breakfast conversation really got me thinking. The event 'Something to eat, someone to eat with' hit home in a powerful way the message that yes, food is fuel, but beyond that it's also companionship, learning, conversations, love and so much more. For some it's steeped … [Read more...] about Catherine’s Blog – Food: it’s about so much more than nutrition.
Lucy’s blog: rights and recovery for transformational change
This is a critical time for mental health in Scotland. Funding crises and shrinking services mean that many people who experience mental health problems are unable to get the support they need, when they need it. Meanwhile, increasing numbers of people are affected by mental health problems as a … [Read more...] about Lucy’s blog: rights and recovery for transformational change
