”We all have a piece of the jigsaw but are seeing the picture differently,” Hilda Campbell of COPE Scotland said of efforts to tackle health inequalities at Voluntary Health Scotland’s annual conference last week. “Now, we need to move from looking at our piece of the jigsaw and starting to put … [Read more...] about Katie’s blog: Closing the Gap conference reflections
Discussion Note: Audit Scotland examines emerging risks in health and social care integration
Audit Scotland invited VHS to help it engage with the third sector during its current audit of health and social care integration. We organised an engagement meeting on 19th October 2015, involving Audit Scotland and members of the national third sector group on health and social care … [Read more...] about Discussion Note: Audit Scotland examines emerging risks in health and social care integration
Key Messages: Living in the Gap Dundee Seminar
Our Dundee seminar on 1st October brought together 42 people from the third sector and NHS, to introduce Living in the Gap to a wider audience and use it as a catalyst for discussion and debate. Inputs from NHS Health Scotland, ASH Scotland and Fife Society for the Blind (both case studies in the … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Living in the Gap Dundee Seminar
Key Messages: Living in the Gap Glasgow Seminar
VHS's Glasgow seminar on 27th August 2015 brought together 65 people from the third sector and NHS, to introduce Living in the Gap to a wider audience and use it as a catalyst for discussion. There were formal inputs from NHS Health Scotland, North Glasgow Community Food Initiative, … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Living in the Gap Glasgow Seminar
Key Messages: Third Sector, Health and Scottish Govenment Learning Exchanges 2015
Early in 2015 Community Food and Health Scotland, CHEX and VHS organised a series of learning exchanges and study visits between public sector workers and those working in the community and voluntary health sector. Reports for these events have now been completed and are available to download, along … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Third Sector, Health and Scottish Govenment Learning Exchanges 2015
Key Messages: Equal Partners April 2015
On 29th of April 2015 a collaborative event took place under the banner of Equal Partners, co-produced by The Scottish Government Third Sector Unit, ACOSVO, Children in Scotland and Voluntary Health Scotland. We discussed the themes of asset-based approaches, collaborative cultures and workforce … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Equal Partners April 2015
Learning Exchange for national and local organisations involved in health
Knowing Me Knowing You2 Tuesday 3rd March 2015, 13.00 - 16.00 IET Teacher Building, St Enoch's Square, Glasgow Free event including networking lunch Who should attend: Government and NHS decision makers and policy makers, and voluntary and community health organisations Real life stories of … [Read more...] about Learning Exchange for national and local organisations involved in health
The Engagement Matrix
Scotland’s Healthcare Quality Strategy aims to support people to live longer, healthier lives. The Quality Strategy set out commitments to improve the quality of people’s healthcare and experience of healthcare. In 2010 the Quality Alliance Board considered the third sector’s contribution to the … [Read more...] about The Engagement Matrix
Learning Exchanges 2012-2013
The Learning Exchange progrmame is a joint initiative between the Community Health Exchange (CHEX), Community Food and Health Scotland, Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Government Third Sector Unit. Originally piloted in 2012, the project sought to create opportunities for structured … [Read more...] about Learning Exchanges 2012-2013
How can Scotland’s new food body help all Scotland’s people live longer, healthier lives?
A roundtable discussion between the third sector and the Scottish Government Thursday 2nd May, 9.00 am to 12.30 pm St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG Voluntary Health Scotland and The Poverty Alliance are organising this important roundtable discussion with officials in the … [Read more...] about How can Scotland’s new food body help all Scotland’s people live longer, healthier lives?
