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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
Celebrating the Work of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
VHS and Brian Whittle MSP hosted an evening reception in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the work of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities. Our guest speaker was Dr Peter Cawston, Deep End GP. We were delighted to be joined by so many on the evening and to have … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Work of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter
Our September newsletter is out now! In this month's edition you will find lots of news and information including the NES Bereavement Conference, Public Health Scotland workshops on getting your inequalities outcomes right and updates from CLW programmes in Shetland and Inverclyde. You can read … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter
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
Macmillan Cancer Support: Person-Centred Care Competency Framework
Gordon McLean, Strategic Partnership Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support is sharing Macmillan’s person-centred competences with the Scottish Community Link Worker Network as these have helped to support the work of Macmillan’s Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ) Link Workers. The Competency … [Read more...] about Macmillan Cancer Support: Person-Centred Care Competency Framework
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?
Scottish Community Link Worker Network: Supporting CLWs’ Wellbeing and Resilience
The Network recently welcomed Janine Rennie, Chief Executive from Wellbeing Scotland who delivered a thought-provoking session to CLWs on self-care and managing their mental wellbeing. The session covered a number of different areas including: Effects of stress on wellbeing What masks we … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network: Supporting CLWs’ Wellbeing and Resilience
Scottish Community Link Worker Network: Knowledge Exchange Event Presentations
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network recently held its first Knowledge Exchange Event for CLWs on 1st September which included presentations from both Social Security Scotland and Home Energy Scotland. Chris Walsh, National Partnership Development Lead at Social Security Scotland and his … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network: Knowledge Exchange Event Presentations
What’s new? Read our September 2022 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 September 2022 e- bulletin
