Challenge Poverty Week has been coordinated by the Poverty Alliance for the last seven years and is an opportunity for third sector organisations to highlight what they are doing to address poverty, showcase the solutions we can all get behind and commit to more action in the future. This year's … [Read more...] about Irene’s blog: Get Ready to Challenge Poverty
CPG Health Inequalities: Joint meeting with CPG Lung Health
On 18th June 2019, the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities and the Cross Party Group on Lung Health held a joint meeting at the Scottish Parliament. The meeting was jointly chaired by Donald Cameron MSP, Co-Convenor of the Health Inequalities CPG and Emma Harper MSP, Convenor of the Lung Health … [Read more...] about CPG Health Inequalities: Joint meeting with CPG Lung Health
CPG Health Inequalities: Poverty and Health Inequalities
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on the 30th April 2019 to discuss poverty and health inequalities. The meeting was chaired by Richard Lyle MSP. The speakers at the meeting were: Douglas Hamilton, Chair of the Poverty and Equalities Commission Wendy Hearty, Project Manager … [Read more...] about CPG Health Inequalities: Poverty and Health Inequalities
Kiren’s Blog: From Ljubljana and back – a journey to the WHO conference
Approaching the Aerodrom on my last day in Ljubljana I thought about the whirlwind the last three days had been. From losing my luggage, to meeting such inspirational people from all over Europe, to being able to present at a panel alongside the likes of the World Bank, State Secretary of … [Read more...] about Kiren’s Blog: From Ljubljana and back – a journey to the WHO conference
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group AGM 2019
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will meet on Tuesday 1 October 2019 at 5pm to hold the AGM and a normal business meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Anas Sarwar MSP, Co-Convenor of the CPG. VHS is Secretariat of the Group. Speakers will be confirmed shortly. For more … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group AGM 2019
Clare’s blog: Working Together to Address Inequality
Clare Cable is Chief Executive and Senior Nurse Director at Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland. She writes: We are delighted that the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) has been chosen as one of three VHS submissions to present a parallel session at the NHS Scotland Event 2019 and hope … [Read more...] about Clare’s blog: Working Together to Address Inequality
Parliamentary Garden Lobby Reception: Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
VHS will host the Parliamentary Reception of the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group, Sponsored by Anas Sarwar MSP, in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament will be on Tuesday the 5th of November. We are delighted to announce that our guest speaker will be Chris Brown, Head of Europe … [Read more...] about Parliamentary Garden Lobby Reception: Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: Joint Meeting with Lung Health Cross Party Group
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will meet on Tuesday 18th June 2019 in a joint meeting with the Lung Health Cross Party Group to discuss inequalities in relation to lung health in Scotland. The meeting will be jointly chaired by Donald Cameron MSP, Co-Convenor of the Health … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: Joint Meeting with Lung Health Cross Party Group
WHO to publish case study on CPG on Health Inequalities
In February 2019 the Venice based World Health Organisation European Office for Investment for Health and Development contacted VHS about the WHO Health Equity Status Report Initiative. WHO explained they wished to include a case study on the role and work of the Scottish Parliament's Cross Party … [Read more...] about WHO to publish case study on CPG on Health Inequalities
Paul’s blog: Universal and equal rights to rehabilitation
Paul Okroj of Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland spoke at VHS’s EGM on 28th February 2018, on the topic of ‘universal and equal rights to rehabilitation’. Here we publish a transcript of his presentation. Thanks for the invitation – when thinking about the approach to the presentation I knew that … [Read more...] about Paul’s blog: Universal and equal rights to rehabilitation