The impact of imprisonment on the health and wellbeing of families is, without doubt, considerable. The stress and worry alone of having a family member in prison can be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of family members, and that is before taking into account the wide-ranging challenges … [Read more...] about Toni’s Blog: Hidden Sentences – the impact of imprisonment on the health and wellbeing of families
Hilda’s Blog: Challenges on the sea of life and what can sustain us
Sometimes we find ourselves in a storm in the sea of life and it matter for our survival that we learn to swim, stay afloat until the waters are calmer, build a life raft or find safe harbour until the sea is calmer again. There are few people who do not recognise the impact of the COVID19 … [Read more...] about Hilda’s Blog: Challenges on the sea of life and what can sustain us
Lisa’s Blog: Engaging communities towards being smoke-free: reducing poverty and health inequalities
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
What’s new? Read our October 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 October 2022 e- bulletin
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
