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January 2019
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: Loneliness and Social Isolation
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will meet on the 31st January 2019 to discuss loneliness and social isolation in relation to health inequalities. The meeting will be chaired by Donald Cameron MSP. Minister for Older People and Equalities, Christina McKelvie MSP, will present to the meeting on the launch of the Connected Scotland Strategy The full agenda will be announced shortly. You can read the full draft CPG minutes from the previous meeting here:CPG HI draft minutes 30 10 18 For…
February 2019
Culture Health and Wellbeing: Keeping the Conversation Going
Following on from the VHS Annual conference exploring a possible ‘Manifesto for culture, health and wellbeing’ and as part of VHS’s commitment to keep the conversation going on culture and health, we will have a small gathering to look at the next steps. The meeting will take place on Monday 4th of February at 12.30pm in our office in the Mansfield Traquair Centre. The planned agenda is: Discussing how to take forward The Forest of Ideas created at the conference…
VHS at The Gathering 2019 : The future of public health – bicycle or frog?
Public health is about helping people to stay healthy, and protecting them from threats to their health. Public health is another way of talking about improving health and wellbeing in our communities, but the language and organisation of public health can often seem far removed from third sector endeavours to support people’s health and wellbeing. Is public health a frog or a bicycle? Book your place at the Gathering here. Right now, the future of public health in Scotland is being transformed,…
VHS at The Gathering: Mental wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness in rural Scotland
This partnership event with the Scottish Rural Health Partnership(SRHP) aims to shine a light on health issues distinctive to rural and remote areas in Scotland and to give space to explore collaborative approaches to addressing these issues. Topics likely to be discussed include access to services, stigma, social isolation, loneliness, suicide and an ageing population. Book your place at the Gathering here. Karen O’Hanlon from SRHP will open the discussion with a rural health perspective and explain the role of…
Audit Scotland Review of Health and Social Care Integration
Briefing and discussion An opportunity for third sector organisations to actively engage with Audit Scotland on their latest progress report and recommendations on integration: Health and Social Care Integration: Update on Progress published 15th November 2018. The report says significant changes are required in the way that health and care services are delivered and that change cannot happen without meaningful engagement with staff, communities and politicians: ‘While some improvements have been made to the delivery of health and social care…
VHS General Meeting
VHS FULL MEMBERS ARE WARMLY INVITED TO A GENERAL MEETING Thursday 28 February 2019, 1 –3.15 pm The Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL If you are a VHS member organisation, please keep the afternoon of Thursday 28 February free to attend a networking lunch and members’ gathering in Edinburgh. We are holding the General Meeting because OSCR has given VHS permission to update our charitable purposes and Articles, to make them more fit for purpose. We need the…