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SUMMARY:Health Leaders Check In: VHS & ACOSVO Zoom Event
DESCRIPTION:Being the leader of a health charity in the current climate has never been more of a challenge. Join Animate Consulting and VHS on June 3rd for this jointly facilitated\, health sector specific meeting hosted by VHS and ACOSVO\, and  discuss the leadership challenges you face as you steer your organisation through COVID-19. The discussion will be held online via Zoom and facilitated by Claire Stevens\, VHS and Joette Thomas\, Animate Consulting. \nBook your place here. \nIn order to facilitate a proper discussion we are capping the number of attendees at 25. \nThe Health Leaders Check In is open to Chief Officers & senior managers of voluntary sector health organisations.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/vhs-acosvo-joint-zoom-meeting-health-leaders-2/
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SUMMARY:Health Leaders Check In: VHS & ACOSVO Zoom Event
DESCRIPTION:Being the leader of a health charity in the current climate has never been more of a challenge. Join Animate Consulting and VHS on June 3rd for this jointly facilitated\, health sector specific meeting hosted by VHS and ACOSVO\, and  discuss the leadership challenges you face as you steer your organisation through COVID-19. The discussion will be held online via Zoom and facilitated by Claire Stevens\, VHS and Joette Thomas\, Animate Consulting. \nBook your place here. \nIn order to facilitate a proper discussion we are capping the number of attendees at 25. \nThe Health Leaders Check In is open to Chief Officers & senior managers of voluntary sector health organisations.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/vhs-acosvo-joint-zoom-meeting-health-leaders-2-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200604T130000
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SUMMARY:Rising Food Insecurity in times of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Join the Public Health Scotland Food Insecurity Working Group and Voluntary Health Scotland for our partnership event. \nBook your place here. \nFood insecurity has been an issue for a significant proportion of Scotland’s population for many years and now COVID-19 has caused the issue to become further entrenched. We understand that food insecurity under COVID-19 is firstly rooted in poverty and secondly is an issue of poor access to food. \nPublic Health Scotland (PHS) has been working to identify how COVID-19 is impacting on the factors that give rise to poor health outcomes. PHS has set up a group to focus on food insecurity. It aims to map what is happening at a grassroots levels to tackle food insecurity during COVID-19\, capture effective responses and develop guidance on how to minimise negative health responses caused by COVID-19 and increasing food insecurity. \nTo support the work of this group VHS is hosting a meeting on Zoom to hear from voluntary and community sector organisations so as to identify: \n\nwho the vulnerable groups are\nwhat is working to tackle both the pre-existing food insecurities n Scotland and those that have come to light due to COVID-19.\nwhat long term actions are required to mitigate food insecurity\n\nPlease contact Lauren Blair if you have any questions: lauren.blair@vhscotland.org.uk
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/rising-food-insecurity-in-times-of-covid-19-2/
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200604T130000
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SUMMARY:Rising Food Insecurity in times of COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:Join the Public Health Scotland Food Insecurity Working Group and Voluntary Health Scotland for our partnership event. \nBook your place here. \nFood insecurity has been an issue for a significant proportion of Scotland’s population for many years and now COVID-19 has caused the issue to become further entrenched. We understand that food insecurity under COVID-19 is firstly rooted in poverty and secondly is an issue of poor access to food. \nPublic Health Scotland (PHS) has been working to identify how COVID-19 is impacting on the factors that give rise to poor health outcomes. PHS has set up a group to focus on food insecurity. It aims to map what is happening at a grassroots levels to tackle food insecurity during COVID-19\, capture effective responses and develop guidance on how to minimise negative health responses caused by COVID-19 and increasing food insecurity. \nTo support the work of this group VHS is hosting a meeting on Zoom to hear from voluntary and community sector organisations so as to identify: \n\nwho the vulnerable groups are\nwhat is working to tackle both the pre-existing food insecurities n Scotland and those that have come to light due to COVID-19.\nwhat long term actions are required to mitigate food insecurity\n\nPlease contact Lauren Blair if you have any questions: lauren.blair@vhscotland.org.uk
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/rising-food-insecurity-in-times-of-covid-19/
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200623T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200623T163000
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SUMMARY:Digitally Healthy: Health Literacy and Health Inequalities
DESCRIPTION:******Fully booked up****** \nNHS NES Digital Service (NDS) and VHS are partnering to run this joint event exploring health inequalities in the context of the development of digital health. The event will provide the opportunity for voluntary health organisations to engage with NDS and to explore issues and approaches regarding digital health inequalities. The event is particularly relevant in light of COVID-19 driving more health and care services online. \nNow Fully Booked but you can join the wait list here. \nAims/objectives of the event: \n\nTo explore the ways in which digital health can widen health inequalities\nTo identify good digital health literacy interventions to mitigate health inequalities\nTo agree joint actions taking forward digital health literacy interventions discussed\n\nBackground: \nScotland’s health is improving\, but the gap in health outcomes between the most and least advantaged groups in society is widening. We call this gap health inequalities. Technology has the potential to reduce health inequalities by enabling people to access digital health information and tools to help them to better manage their health and care.  However\, left unchecked\, digital technologies could also widen health inequalities. \n\nHealth inequalities are the ‘systematic differences in the health of people occupying unequal positions in society’.\nThey are strongly associated with socio-economic inequalities but can also result from discrimination.\nHealth inequalities are unfair\, not inevitable\, and must be tackled.\n\nThere is a clear and strong relationship between groups that are digitally excluded and those at greater risk of poor health.  People from excluded groups or living in deprived areas often lack the skills\, ability and means to get online.  Helping them to access and use digital health services and tools can: \n\nimprove their health literacy & help them to better manage their health and care\noffer them a better choice and convenience of service that suits their day to day lives\nimprove our relationships and how we communicate with patients\nreduce the cost and burden on frontline services\n\nWorking in collaboration  \nBoth NDS and VHS have programmes of work to mitigate health inequalities. Together we recognise there is a need to engage and collaborate across sectors to help identify\, explore and address interventions which tackle health inequalities from a digital perspective. \n \nNES Digital Service (NDS) was established in 2018 to deliver the National Digital Platform\, a central part of Scotland’s Digital Health and Care Strategy. We have three objectives: \n\nto enable excellent care by making sure health and care practitioners can capture and access the specialist information they need to do their job;\nto provide tools and services which allow NHSScotland colleagues and third parties can build valuable products and services on shared national digital  infrastructure;\nto create the architecture to support key research agendas\, better decision making and service improvement.\n\nBook your place here. \nPlease contact Lauren Blair with any questions. Lauren.Blair@VHScotland.org.uk \n  \n 
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/digitally-healthy-health-literacy-and-health-inequalities/
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SUMMARY:Digitally Healthy: Health Literacy and Health Inequalities
DESCRIPTION:******Fully booked up****** \nNHS NES Digital Service (NDS) and VHS are partnering to run this joint event exploring health inequalities in the context of the development of digital health. The event will provide the opportunity for voluntary health organisations to engage with NDS and to explore issues and approaches regarding digital health inequalities. The event is particularly relevant in light of COVID-19 driving more health and care services online. \nNow Fully Booked but you can join the wait list here. \nAims/objectives of the event: \n\nTo explore the ways in which digital health can widen health inequalities\nTo identify good digital health literacy interventions to mitigate health inequalities\nTo agree joint actions taking forward digital health literacy interventions discussed\n\nBackground: \nScotland’s health is improving\, but the gap in health outcomes between the most and least advantaged groups in society is widening. We call this gap health inequalities. Technology has the potential to reduce health inequalities by enabling people to access digital health information and tools to help them to better manage their health and care.  However\, left unchecked\, digital technologies could also widen health inequalities. \n\nHealth inequalities are the ‘systematic differences in the health of people occupying unequal positions in society’.\nThey are strongly associated with socio-economic inequalities but can also result from discrimination.\nHealth inequalities are unfair\, not inevitable\, and must be tackled.\n\nThere is a clear and strong relationship between groups that are digitally excluded and those at greater risk of poor health.  People from excluded groups or living in deprived areas often lack the skills\, ability and means to get online.  Helping them to access and use digital health services and tools can: \n\nimprove their health literacy & help them to better manage their health and care\noffer them a better choice and convenience of service that suits their day to day lives\nimprove our relationships and how we communicate with patients\nreduce the cost and burden on frontline services\n\nWorking in collaboration  \nBoth NDS and VHS have programmes of work to mitigate health inequalities. Together we recognise there is a need to engage and collaborate across sectors to help identify\, explore and address interventions which tackle health inequalities from a digital perspective. \n \nNES Digital Service (NDS) was established in 2018 to deliver the National Digital Platform\, a central part of Scotland’s Digital Health and Care Strategy. We have three objectives: \n\nto enable excellent care by making sure health and care practitioners can capture and access the specialist information they need to do their job;\nto provide tools and services which allow NHSScotland colleagues and third parties can build valuable products and services on shared national digital  infrastructure;\nto create the architecture to support key research agendas\, better decision making and service improvement.\n\nBook your place here. \nPlease contact Lauren Blair with any questions. Lauren.Blair@VHScotland.org.uk \n  \n 
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/digitally-healthy-health-literacy-and-health-inequalities-2/
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T130000
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SUMMARY:Ageing Well: 2nd Virtual Talk with the Open University
DESCRIPTION:Join VHS and the Open University for the second in series of joint online events exploring ageing\, health and wellbeing. The title of the second talk is: The Ageing Brain. \nLed by Dr Jitka Všetečková who currently works at the Faculty of Wellbeing\, Education and Language Studies\, The Open University. Jitka undertakes research in Public Health with special interest in Ageing\, Dementia\, Exercise and Mental Health. \nIn this series we are exploring how important it is\, over our lifespan\, to maintain a well-balanced nutrition and hydration as well as regular physical and social activity in the older age\, also known as the ‘Five Pillars of Ageing Well’. This particular talk will cover basic facts on neurodegenerative conditions associated with ageing and age related and  non-age related memory loss. \nBook your place here. \nOnce registered\, we will send you the link for the online event and information on accessing the meeting. \n \nPlease contact Lauren Blair if you have any questions. Lauren.Blair@VHScotland.org.uk
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/ageing-well-2nd-virtual-talk-with-the-open-university-2/
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T130000
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SUMMARY:Ageing Well: 2nd Virtual Talk with the Open University
DESCRIPTION:Join VHS and the Open University for the second in series of joint online events exploring ageing\, health and wellbeing. The title of the second talk is: The Ageing Brain. \nLed by Dr Jitka Všetečková who currently works at the Faculty of Wellbeing\, Education and Language Studies\, The Open University. Jitka undertakes research in Public Health with special interest in Ageing\, Dementia\, Exercise and Mental Health. \nIn this series we are exploring how important it is\, over our lifespan\, to maintain a well-balanced nutrition and hydration as well as regular physical and social activity in the older age\, also known as the ‘Five Pillars of Ageing Well’. This particular talk will cover basic facts on neurodegenerative conditions associated with ageing and age related and  non-age related memory loss. \nBook your place here. \nOnce registered\, we will send you the link for the online event and information on accessing the meeting. \n \nPlease contact Lauren Blair if you have any questions. Lauren.Blair@VHScotland.org.uk
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/ageing-well-2nd-virtual-talk-with-the-open-university/
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T153000
DTSTAMP:20261024T064147
CREATED:20200609T131151Z
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SUMMARY:Engaging with the Scottish Parliament during the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore Engaging with the Scottish Parliament during the Pandemic. How has the pandemic affected the work of the Scottish Parliament\, what is the role of the Committees and MSPs in relation to COVID-19 and what opportunities are there for voluntary health organisations to engage with them during this time? \nAn online round table chaired by Claire Stevens\, Chief Executive\, VHS and with guest speaker Paul Anderson\, Community Outreach Manager\, the Scottish Parliament. Paul will share what’s happening at the Parliament right now – both COVID19 related and non-related – and give an insight into its health related inquiries and calls for views. There will be plenty of opportunity for event participants to share any recent experience of engaging with the Parliament\, Committees and MSPs\, and to discuss how the Parliament might improve its reach and relevance during these challenging and uncertain times.  \nThe Community Outreach Team (COT) works with colleagues across the Parliament to enhance opportunities for public engagement in the work of parliamentary committees. By supporting people and communities who wouldn’t otherwise engage with the Parliament\, they channel critical lived experience and insight to help MSPs and committees when they undertake parliamentary inquiries and scrutiny of legislation. To do this they work closely with key partners in communities across Scotland\, including third sector organisations like VHS.  \nBook a place here. \nContact Lauren Blair if you have any questions about the event. \n 
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/engaging-with-the-scottish-parliament-during-the-pandemic-2/
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200625T143000
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SUMMARY:Engaging with the Scottish Parliament during the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore Engaging with the Scottish Parliament during the Pandemic. How has the pandemic affected the work of the Scottish Parliament\, what is the role of the Committees and MSPs in relation to COVID-19 and what opportunities are there for voluntary health organisations to engage with them during this time? \nAn online round table chaired by Claire Stevens\, Chief Executive\, VHS and with guest speaker Paul Anderson\, Community Outreach Manager\, the Scottish Parliament. Paul will share what’s happening at the Parliament right now – both COVID19 related and non-related – and give an insight into its health related inquiries and calls for views. There will be plenty of opportunity for event participants to share any recent experience of engaging with the Parliament\, Committees and MSPs\, and to discuss how the Parliament might improve its reach and relevance during these challenging and uncertain times.  \nThe Community Outreach Team (COT) works with colleagues across the Parliament to enhance opportunities for public engagement in the work of parliamentary committees. By supporting people and communities who wouldn’t otherwise engage with the Parliament\, they channel critical lived experience and insight to help MSPs and committees when they undertake parliamentary inquiries and scrutiny of legislation. To do this they work closely with key partners in communities across Scotland\, including third sector organisations like VHS.  \nBook a place here. \nContact Lauren Blair if you have any questions about the event. \n 
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/engaging-with-the-scottish-parliament-during-the-pandemic/
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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