Loneliness: A threat to Scotland’s Health
24/11/2016
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Join us at VHS’s Annual Conference and AGM, to examine the damage that protracted loneliness causes to both physical and mental health, ask what difference a national strategy can make, and explore a range of third sector interventions making a difference on the ground. We welcome delegates from all sectors and disciplines.
Thursday 24th November 2016, The Roxburghe Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh EH2 4HQ
View the full conference agenda here.
View conference speakers biographies here.
Conference Chair: Carolyn Sawers, Head of Policy and Learning Scotland, Big Lottery Fund
Speakers:
- Dr Catherine Calderwood, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
- Dr Andrew Fraser, Director of Public Health Science, NHS Health Scotland
- James Jopling, Executive Director for Scotland, Samaritans
- Pete White, Chief Executive, Positive Prison? Positive Futures
- Marie Hayes, Operations Director, British Red Cross
- Mark Hazelwood, Chief Executive, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
- Paul Okroj, Head of Volunteering, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
- Professor Tom Scharf, Social Gerontology, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University
- Liz May, National Co-ordinator, Action for Sick Children Scotland
- Claire Stevens, Chief Officer, Voluntary Health Scotland
Read our Loneliness Conference Briefing Paper
Press Release: VHS Loneliness Conference
Email Lauren Blair 0r phone 0131 474 6190 with any questions.
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