Fife's Community Led Support Annual Report 2024 was recently presented to the Fife Intregration Joint Board. As well as receiving a very enthusiastic reception from the Board, the report also served to highlight the value and impact of the work done by Community Link Workers across Fife. The … [Read more...] about ‘It’s not about systems, it’s about people’ – the impact of community-led support in Fife.
VHS October e-Newsletter
The VHS October 2025 e-Newsletter is out now. Packed with news, events and updates. We hope you enjoy! Read it here.. If you’d like to receive the e:Newsletter please sign up here. … [Read more...] about VHS October e-Newsletter
VHS Manifesto for Health Creation
On 2nd October, we launched our Manifesto for Health Creation at an event held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Over 40 members and stakeholders joined us to hear more about the manifesto asks. We also heard from a VHS member - Sarah Pryde-Smith from Simba - about why they engaged in the … [Read more...] about VHS Manifesto for Health Creation
Join Our Board of Trustees
We are excited to launch the recruitment of two new elected trustees to the Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) Board of Trustees. We are a movement for health creation. We work with our members and partners to address health inequalities and to create better health and wellbeing for people and … [Read more...] about Join Our Board of Trustees
Mehar’s Blog: Celebrating Music, Memory, and Momentum for Change
September has been nothing short of extraordinary at Playlist for Life as we marked World Alzheimer's Month with many moments showing how and why music can make such a difference to improving wellbeing. We celebrated our 3rd National Playlist Day on September 19 after galvanising support from … [Read more...] about Mehar’s Blog: Celebrating Music, Memory, and Momentum for Change
Ygam Blog: Raising greater awareness around gaming and gambling harms
Ygam is the UK's leading charity dedicated to preventing gaming and gambling harms among young people through awareness-raising, education, and research. Since its inception in 2014, Ygam has trained over 35,000 professionals working with children and young people, enabling the charity to reach an … [Read more...] about Ygam Blog: Raising greater awareness around gaming and gambling harms
VHS Consultation Response: Scotland’s Census 2031
On 30th September we submitted our response to the National Records of Scotland consultation regarding the 2031 Census. At VHS, we regularly hear from our members that they are unable to access the data they need to support their work. Often, data is not available to reflect the health needs of … [Read more...] about VHS Consultation Response: Scotland’s Census 2031
Joint Statement on Prevention
A partnership of third and community organisations, including Voluntary Health Scotland, have come together to set out the urgent action required to achieve the prevention-centred system needed to tackle Scotland's growing health inequalities crisis. Published jointly by Edinburgh Community Health … [Read more...] about Joint Statement on Prevention
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – September Edition Out Now!
Our Network September newsletter is out now with all the usual round up of news, training, events and resources that will be of interest to our Network's CLWs. Happy reading! Read the Newsletter here. … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – September Edition Out Now!
Edinburgh Community Link Worker Network launches 2024-25 Report
The Edinburgh Community Link Worker Service launched its annual report for 2024-25 at a recent event in Edinburgh. Alison Leitch, Assistant Service Manager, commented: It was a powerful reminder of the incredible impact the service continues to have — even in the face of increasing funding … [Read more...] about Edinburgh Community Link Worker Network launches 2024-25 Report
