VHS and Brian Whittle MSP hosted an evening reception in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament to celebrate the work of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities. Our guest speaker was Dr Peter Cawston, Deep End GP. We were delighted to be joined by so many on the evening and to have … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Work of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
Scottish Parliament Information Centre Blog: The National Care Service will be here soon…or will it?
Can a national care service fulfil our expectations and whatever happened to integration? As we’ve said in SPICe before, labelling something a national service that looks, on the surface, to be promising the same deal as we have with the National Health Service could be seen as a high-risk strategy … [Read more...] about Scottish Parliament Information Centre Blog: The National Care Service will be here soon…or will it?
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities AGM & October 2022 Meeting
NEW DATE As our September meeting was postponed- this is the new AGM date. As the date changed we have had to change the meeting topic and speakers. The meeting covering unpaid carers will take place at a later date confirmed shortly. Anyone booked on the previous event will automatically be … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities AGM & October 2022 Meeting
VHS Members Meet Up: What price health? The Cost of Living Crisis, Health and the Third Sector
As the winter months fast approach, we would like to invite VHS members to a networking discussion to explore current preoccupations with the impact of the cost of living crisis, wellbeing, poverty and how we plan for 2023 in such uncertain times. This time last year, many of our workload's … [Read more...] about VHS Members Meet Up: What price health? The Cost of Living Crisis, Health and the Third Sector
SCLWN -Demonstrating impact on health inequalities follow up session
Demonstrating impact on health inequalities Report of follow up peer learning session for Community Link Workers Background This follow up session was for community link workers who had attended our training on 31 May 2022. Steven Marwick from Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) gave a … [Read more...] about SCLWN -Demonstrating impact on health inequalities follow up session
Parliamentary Reception: Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
We are delighted to announce that VHS will host a Parliamentary Reception to promote and celebrate the work of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities, of which we are Secretariat. This will be our first face to face reception since 2019. Sponsored by Brian Whittle MSP, Co-Convenor of the … [Read more...] about Parliamentary Reception: Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group AGM & September 2022 Meeting
POSTPONED- DATE TBC Unpaid Carers and Health Inequalities We invite you to join us on the 15th of September for the next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities. The meeting will take place from 6pm to 7.30pm and will be chaired by Co-Convenor Paul O'Kane MSP. This meeting … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group AGM & September 2022 Meeting
Key Messages: Building a healthy and health creating Scotland
The Gathering - Wednesday 15th June 2022 Chaired by Claire Stevens, CEO, Voluntary Health Scotland. Members of the panel: Hilda Campbell, CEO, COPE Scotland Bushra Riaz, Policy Officer, Kidney Research UK Alastair Hudson, CEO, HIV Scotland John Watson, Associate Director Scotland, Stroke … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Building a healthy and health creating Scotland
Consultation Response: Cancer Strategy
Voluntary Health Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on its draft vision, aims and priority areas for the cancer strategy. Many of our members have a specific focus on cancer support and research alongside other members with a more general interest in preventing poor … [Read more...] about Consultation Response: Cancer Strategy
Consultation Response: Health and Social Care Strategy for Older People
Voluntary Health Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on a health and social care strategy for older people. There is still time to respond to the consultation which closes on Monday 27th June. In our response we focus strongly on older people’s mental health, as an area … [Read more...] about Consultation Response: Health and Social Care Strategy for Older People
