Upcoming Events

VHS and the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group are delighted to be hosting an event as part of the Festival of Politics in the Scottish Parliament in August.

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Health inequalities mean that people who are living with social, economic, physical disadvantages are more likely to experience ill-health and to die earlier. Our event will bring a panel together to explore the right to health and the barriers to access health services and consequently exacerbate health inequities.

How do we make sure the most marginalised in society have fair health outcomes? How do we become Health Creators?

Panel Members:

Chair: Emma Harper MSP, Co-convenor, CPG on Health Inequalities

Tejesh Mistry, Chief Executive, Voluntary Health Scotland

Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland

Maree Aldam, Chief Executive, Amma Birth Companions

Peter Kelly, Chief Executive, Poverty Alliance

Danny Boyle, Senior Parliamentary & Policy Officer, BEMIS

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Biographies

Tejesh Mistry  Tejesh Mistry is Chief Executive of Voluntary Health Scotland and Board Member of Sport Scotland. He is passionate about addressing inequalities within society and has a wealth of experience within the Third Sector leading national behaviour change programmes, developing impact frameworks, partnership development and strategic communications.

Wendy Sinclair- Gieben Wendy has worked in the fields of Immigration, Prisons, Education, Prisoner Transport and Health and believes her role as HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland is the culmination of this experience. Her role is to provide confidence that Prisons are contributing in the widest sense to a safer community.

Peter Kelly Peter joined the Poverty Alliance 2002, becoming Director in 2004.  He is responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the organisation.  Peter represents the Alliance in a variety of forums and networks. Peter is also Company Secretary on the Board of the Alliance.

Maree Aldam Maree is CEO of Amma Birth Companions – a Glasgow-based charity that works to improve pregnancy, birth and parenting outcomes and experiences for people facing inequalities, including those with insecure migration status. Maree recently co-chaired the Scottish Government’s Short Life Working Group on Racialised Inequalities in Maternity Care unity.

Danny Boyle Danny Boyle, serves as Senior Parliamentary and Policy Officer at BEMIS Scotland. With an LLM in Human Rights law, he represents the organisation in various governmental and international forums, striving to pursue racial and ethnic equality. Danny also oversees the Race, Equality and Human Rights Network in Scotland