VHS at the Gathering 2020: Shaping Primary Care for the next generation in rural Scotland
Scottish Event Campus SEC GlasgowThe Scottish Government’s vision for the future of primary care is for multi-disciplinary teams, made up of a variety of health professionals, working together to support people in their community and to give GPs more time to spend with patients in specific need of their expertise. But what does this mean in a rural context, […]
Members Round Table: Social Care in Scotland Consultation
Mansfield Traquair Centre 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe Health and Sport Committee has launched a consultation into the experiences of social care in Scotland. VHS are hosting a roundtable meeting which will provide an opportunity for VHS members to hear more about the Consultation from Susan Brown the Assistant Clerk to the Health and Sport Committee. It will also provide an opportunity […]
Members Round Table: Social Care in Scotland Consultation
Mansfield Traquair Centre 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe Health and Sport Committee has launched a consultation into the experiences of social care in Scotland. VHS are hosting a roundtable meeting which will provide an opportunity for VHS members to hear more about the Consultation from Susan Brown the Assistant Clerk to the Health and Sport Committee. It will also provide an opportunity […]
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities: Study Visit- Art in Hospitals
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Langlands Building, Ward 53 Govan Road,, GlasgowJoin us for an opportunity for CPG members to engage with a practical approach to addressing health inequalities in a clinical setting. The charity Art in Hospital enables patients to develop their own creativity through participation in a visual arts programme in hospitals, care homes and the community. Established in 1991, they create strong links […]
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities: Study Visit- Art in Hospitals
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Langlands Building, Ward 53 Govan Road,, GlasgowJoin us for an opportunity for CPG members to engage with a practical approach to addressing health inequalities in a clinical setting. The charity Art in Hospital enables patients to develop their own creativity through participation in a visual arts programme in hospitals, care homes and the community. Established in 1991, they create strong links […]
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: Men’s Health Inequalities
Scottish Parliament Horse Wynd, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place at 6pm on the 21st January. Richard Lyle MSP, Co Convenor of the CPG, will chair the meeting. We will hear from the following people: Martin Tod, Chief Executive, Men’s Health Forum – the men’s health charity that researches, raises awareness, […]
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: Men’s Health Inequalities
Scottish Parliament Horse Wynd, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place at 6pm on the 21st January. Richard Lyle MSP, Co Convenor of the CPG, will chair the meeting. We will hear from the following people: Martin Tod, Chief Executive, Men’s Health Forum – the men’s health charity that researches, raises awareness, […]
VHS Annual Lecture and AGM 2019
Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomA not to be missed opportunity to listen to two substantive presentations from Dr William Bird and Dr Roy Robertson, two GPS who have occupied the front line in addressing health inequalities for many years and continue to be in the vanguard of changing how we think and act on prevention and harm reduction. This […]
VHS Annual Lecture and AGM 2019
Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomA not to be missed opportunity to listen to two substantive presentations from Dr William Bird and Dr Roy Robertson, two GPS who have occupied the front line in addressing health inequalities for many years and continue to be in the vanguard of changing how we think and act on prevention and harm reduction. This […]
Parliamentary Reception: Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
Scottish Parliament Horse Wynd, Edinburgh, United KingdomFor the third year running, VHS is holding a Parliamentary Reception to promote and celebrate the work of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities, of which we are Secretariat. Sponsored by Anas Sarwar MSP, Co-Convenor of the CPG, and supported by NHS Health Scotland, the reception takes place in the Garden Lobby of the […]
Parliamentary Reception: Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
Scottish Parliament Horse Wynd, Edinburgh, United KingdomFor the third year running, VHS is holding a Parliamentary Reception to promote and celebrate the work of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities, of which we are Secretariat. Sponsored by Anas Sarwar MSP, Co-Convenor of the CPG, and supported by NHS Health Scotland, the reception takes place in the Garden Lobby of the […]
Falling off a cliff at 65: mental health in later life – second round table
Royal College of Physicians 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis is the second in our series of cross-sectoral round tables on this topic. The project is a collaboration between VHS and Support in Mind Scotland, with the support of Faith in Older People, and kindly hosted by the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh. The first round table explored the serious gaps in awareness, policy […]
Falling off a cliff at 65: mental health in later life – second round table
Royal College of Physicians 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomThis is the second in our series of cross-sectoral round tables on this topic. The project is a collaboration between VHS and Support in Mind Scotland, with the support of Faith in Older People, and kindly hosted by the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh. The first round table explored the serious gaps in awareness, policy […]
