The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 30th March 2017 in Committee Room 6. At this meeting the Group will consider the built environment, housing and the relationship with health inequalities. Confirmed to speak at … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Meeting: March 2017
Gender and health inequalities
VHS recently contributed to an Engender round table exploring health inequalities as they affect women. Engender is a feminist organisation working to address women’s inequality in Scotland. They are developing a Gender Matters Roadmap to set out concrete steps for advancing women’s equality … [Read more...] about Gender and health inequalities
Dinah’s blog: Learning difficulties and loneliness for children, young people and families
Loneliness can affect anyone, and this is also true for children and young people even when they spend much of their day in amongst their peers. The busy, noisy and lively environment of a school can be the very place where a child feels most alone. When parents and carers contact Mindroom for … [Read more...] about Dinah’s blog: Learning difficulties and loneliness for children, young people and families
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Meeting
The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday19th January 2017 in Committee Room 6. As proposed by Monica Lennon MSP, at this meeting the Group will consider the built environment and its relationship with health … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Meeting
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Meeting
The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday19th January 2017 in Committee Room 6. As proposed by Monica Lennon MSP, at this meeting the Group will consider the built environment and its relationship with health … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Meeting
Kiren’s Blog: Social Prescribing = Social Connectedness
I recently attended a talk by Dr Ian Jackson on Mobilising Healthy Communities. He described the Bromley by Bow Health Partnership and the work they are doing around social prescribing to impact on the health inequalities suffered by the local population they service. There are 3 practices based … [Read more...] about Kiren’s Blog: Social Prescribing = Social Connectedness
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities formally recognised
The Cross Party Group (CPG) on Health Inequalities was formally recognised by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee on 7th November 2016. The CPG now has its own webpage: CPG on Health Inequalities Formal registration followed the CPG's first meeting … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities formally recognised
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
As Secretariat to the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities we are pleased to announce its first meeting is set for Tuesday 25th October 2016, 5.30-6.30pm in the Scottish Parliament. This is a short business meeting to formally propose that the Group is registered for the … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
As Secretariat to the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities we are pleased to announce its first meeting is set for Tuesday 25th October 2016, 5.30-6.30pm in the Scottish Parliament. This is a short business meeting to formally propose that the Group is registered for the … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group
Community Link Worker survey now open
Can you tell us about any Community Link Worker initiatives you are involved in? VHS's national scoping exercise for The Scottish Government, announced in August 2016, is now underway. Mapping of existing third sector provision will help inform the government’s plans to develop 250 Community Link … [Read more...] about Community Link Worker survey now open
