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May 2022
Health Inequalities Inquiry Engagement Event: Local Government, Housing and Planning
The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care & Sport Committee is holding an inquiry into what can be done about health inequalities. The Parliament’s Community & Participation Team are hosting four informal engagement events as part of their scrutiny of the wider determinants of health inequalities. This online engagement event will focus on local government, housing and planning. It will give organisations the chance to engage with parliamentarians about the wider determinants of health. Community life, social connections and having a voice…
Health Inequalities Inquiry Engagement Event: Social Justice and Social Security
The Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care & Sport Committee is holding an inquiry into what can be done about health inequalities. The Parliament’s Community & Participation Team are hosting four informal engagement events as part of their scrutiny of the wider determinants of health inequalities. This online engagement event will focus on social justice and social security. It will give organisations the chance to engage with parliamentarians about the wider determinants of health. Changes in social security policies can have significant…
Health and social care strategy for older people consultation event
Join VHS and the Scottish Government to discuss a Health and Social Care Strategy for Older People. Following the Scottish Government’s Statement of Intent published in March 2021, they have engaged with a wide range of older people to get their views on their health and social care services, how these have been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic and how these services could improve, to better meet the needs of our ageing population. The importance of health and social care…
Cross Party Group Joint Meeting: Mental Health and Health Inequalities
The Cross Party Group on Mental Health and the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will be hosting a joint meeting on the 3rd May chaired by Co-convenor of both groups, Emma Harper MSP. During the meeting, attendees will hear more about health inequalities in relation to mental health in Scotland, particularly in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, and community projects seeking to address these. We will hear from: Professor Katherine Smith, Public Health Policy, University of Strathclyde: “Building…
March 2022
Demonstrating impact on health inequalities for Community Link Workers- Follow up
In December VHS hosted a workshop in partnership with Evaluation Support Scotland: Demonstrating impact on health inequalities for Community Link Workers. We hope attendees found it useful and have started to think how you could use some of the approaches/tools in your role. We plan to run a follow up peer learning session on this topic on Tuesday 29th March 10.00 – 12.00. This will be held on Zoom. This is an opportunity for you to share learning and…
Kitchen Table discussion on equality, diversity and inclusion
VHS is hosting a Kitchen Table discussion, in person, at our office in Edinburgh on Tuesday 22 March. We have invited selected members, challengers and critical friends to join us at the Kitchen Table, and are now opening up remaining places more widely. Why a Kitchen Table? As Scotland’s national intermediary and network for the voluntary health sector VHS needs to demonstrate clear leadership, positive values and effective action in how it approaches the health issues of the day and…
Scottish Community Link Worker Network – March Peer Support Event
**These events are aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland**. To support CLWs’ wellbeing and to enable CLWs to share learning and good practice, the Scottish Community Link Worker Network will be running two peer support events in early 2022 on these dates: (please book one date) Wednesday 9th February 2022, 10am-12noon Wednesday 16th March 2022, 10am-12noon We will hear from several CLWs about how their programmes work before going…
Ageing well with The Open University: A knowledge exchange
Over the course of 2020 and in January 2021, VHS ran a series of events on ageing well with the Open University. Led by Dr Jitka Vsecteckova, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care with the Open University, with discussion and input from third sector staff, volunteers and older people themselves, these talks centred on gaining an understanding of the 5 Pillars of Ageing and considered their implications for older people’s health and wellbeing. The five pillars…
February 2022
Data Strategy for Health & Social Care: Scottish Government Engagement
The recently published digital health and care strategy commits to the development of Scotland’s first ever dedicated Data Strategy. It’s important that people are at the heart of any developments and that trust is built in how our data is stored and used. The working vision of the Strategy is to ensure health and care data supports the delivery of health and social care services, and to ensure it does so in a way that empowers the citizens and supports…
Scottish Community Link Worker Network – February Peer Support Event
**These events are aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland**. To support CLWs’ wellbeing and to enable CLWs to share learning and good practice, the Scottish Community Link Worker Network will be running two peer support events in early 2022 on these dates: (please book one date) Wednesday 9th February 2022, 10am-12noon Wednesday 16th March 2022, 10am-12noon We will hear from several CLWs about how their programmes work before going…
