The Scottish Parliament's Rural Affairs, Islands & Natural Environment (RAINE) Committee is leading the scrutiny of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill. The Bill requires the Scottish Government and relevant authorities (e.g. health boards and local authorities) to create good food nation plans … [Read more...] about Consultation Response: Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
Nicola’s Blog: Demonstrating CLWs’ Impact on Tackling Health Inequalities
What we did Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) supports the newly established Scottish Community Link Worker Network for Community Link Workers in primary care settings. Feedback from Community Link Workers (CLWs) over the last few months has shown that there is an appetite for learning and sharing … [Read more...] about Nicola’s Blog: Demonstrating CLWs’ Impact on Tackling Health Inequalities
Scottish Government Budget 2022-23
Kimberley explores the key commitments in the Scottish Government's Budget for 2022-23 Kate Forbes set out the Scottish Government’s Budget for 2022-23 on Thursday 9 December in Parliament. This was the first budget under the SNP-Green cooperation agreement, which means there is less need for the … [Read more...] about Scottish Government Budget 2022-23
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities February 2022
Join us for the next meeting of this Parliamentary term of the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group. The next meeting of the group will take place on Tuesday 1 February at 12.30 online via Zoom and will be chaired by Brian Whittle MSP. Meeting topic: Active, Healthy and Creative … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities February 2022
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. More information on speakers and booking details to follow soon. Please contact Lauren Blair if you … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group Joint Meeting: Mental Health and Health Inequalities
CPG Health Inequalities: Responses to the inverse care law in Scotland
The Health Inequalities Cross Party Group met on Monday 6th December at 6pm online via Zoom. The meeting was chaired by Group Co-Convenor Paul O'Kane MSP. Topic: Responses to the inverse care law in Scotland An important ‘ground-up’ response to the challenges of the inverse care law emerged over a … [Read more...] about CPG Health Inequalities: Responses to the inverse care law in Scotland
Health at the Heart of Communities: what’s love got to do with it?
Delegates to our Annual Conference on 6th October 2021 have given us some fantastic feedback which we’d like to share more widely. Our conference theme was Health at the Heart of Communities and of the 101 people who attended 36 filled out our feedback form. The conference overall got a resounding … [Read more...] about Health at the Heart of Communities: what’s love got to do with it?
ACHWS Creative Coffee Break Conversation: Health Inequalities
Creative Coffee Break Conversation: A frame is not a state of mind An event by Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland. “Health inequalities are the unjust and avoidable differences in people’s health across the population and between specific population groups. Health … [Read more...] about ACHWS Creative Coffee Break Conversation: Health Inequalities
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities December 2021 Meeting
VHS are delighted that the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities has been re-registered at the Scottish Parliament. Voluntary Health Scotland have been reappointed as the Secretariat of the Group and we welcome new co-convenors: Emma Harper MSP, Paul O'Kane MSP and Brian Whittle MSP. Meeting … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities December 2021 Meeting
Community Link Workers – Demonstrating Impact on Health Inequalities
***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland and who would be interested in understanding how to demonstrate their impact on tackling health inequalities.*** Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) and Voluntary Health … [Read more...] about Community Link Workers – Demonstrating Impact on Health Inequalities
