On 14th of May VHS held a conference in Glasgow to explore good practice in volunteering where it is delivered by NHS and third sector working together. The conference was sponsored by the Scottish Government, with a closing address by the Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing, Joe … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Valuing and Sustaining Volunteering in Health Conference
Key Messages: Culture, Health and Wellbeing in Rural Scotland
VHS in collaboration with Scottish Rural Health Partnership (SRHP) hosted this event exploring culture, health and wellbeing in rural settings, at the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) in Inverness. 42 delegates registered from across a wide range of voluntary and public sector … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Culture, Health and Wellbeing in Rural Scotland
Key Messages: Audit Scotland’s Review of Health and Social Care Integration
VHS held a meeting on 27th February 2019 with the aim of discussing the key findings from this second audit and their implications for the third sector. The final report will focus on how integration has impacted on people and whether transformational change has occurred. 33 people participated in … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Audit Scotland’s Review of Health and Social Care Integration
Key Messages: Mental wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness in rural Scotland
VHS presented this one hour workshop at The Gathering on 20th February 2019, in partnership with the Scottish Rural Health Partnership which is hosted by the University of Highlands and Islands. The aim was to shine a light on mental health issues distinctive to rural and remote areas in Scotland … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Mental wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness in rural Scotland
Conversation Notes: Culture, health and wellbeing
Following on from the VHS annual conference in November 2018, we held a small round table on 4th February 2019, as part of our commitment to "keep the conversation going" on culture, health and wellbeing. Read the note of the meeting below. Conversation Notes - Culture health and … [Read more...] about Conversation Notes: Culture, health and wellbeing
Key Messages: The Future of Public Health- Bicycle or Frog?
VHS presented this one hour workshop at The Gathering, on behalf of the Health Inequalities Learning Collaborative, supported by NHS Health Scotland. The aim was to explore what public health means to the third sector and engage the sector in discussion about public health reform and its ambition to … [Read more...] about Key Messages: The Future of Public Health- Bicycle or Frog?
CPG Health Inequalities: Loneliness and social isolation
The Health Inequalities Cross Party Group met on the 31st January to discuss loneliness and social isolation and the impact on health inequalities. The meeting was chaired by co-convenor of the group Donald Cameron MSP. The opening presentation was from Minister for Older People and Equalities, … [Read more...] about CPG Health Inequalities: Loneliness and social isolation
Key Messages: VHS Annual Conference- Get The Picture
VHS hosted our 2018 Annual Conference on 20th November in Edinburgh. The event had over 150 delegates registered with 15 Exhibitors, 8 Posters on display and 12 contributors to the conference platform. View our photo album of the day at the bottom of this page! You can read the full key messages … [Read more...] about Key Messages: VHS Annual Conference- Get The Picture
CPG Health Inequalities: Mental Health
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on 30 October 2018 to hold their AGM and discuss mental health inequalities. The meeting was chaired by Anas Sarwar MSP and saw presentations from: Minister for Mental Health, Clare Haughey MSP Read the speech: Minister for Mental … [Read more...] about CPG Health Inequalities: Mental Health
Key Messages: Brexit and Health Briefing Event
Voluntary Health Scotland held a briefing event looking at the possible implications of Brexit on health, social care and the third sector in Scotland. Erin McGinley who previously worked for the Scottish Parliament’s SPICe team and co-authored ‘Leaving the EU – Implications for Health and Social … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Brexit and Health Briefing Event