The next meeting to take place on: Thursday 25th February at 12.30-14:15 in the Scottish Parliament. The subject will be Spotlight on Research. If you have any suggestions for speakers or topics please get in touch. If you would like to attend this meeting, please get in touch with Lauren … [Read more...] about Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
Conference Key Messages: Closing the Gap
Voluntary Health Scotland held our annual conference and AGM on Wednesday the 11th of November in Edinburgh. The purpose of the conference was to make Scotland’s health inequalities a much greater priority for policy and interventions, to inform VHS’s future work and to promote a partnership … [Read more...] about Conference Key Messages: Closing the Gap
Katie’s blog: Closing the Gap conference reflections
”We all have a piece of the jigsaw but are seeing the picture differently,” Hilda Campbell of COPE Scotland said of efforts to tackle health inequalities at Voluntary Health Scotland’s annual conference last week. “Now, we need to move from looking at our piece of the jigsaw and starting to put … [Read more...] about Katie’s blog: Closing the Gap conference reflections
Claire’s blog: how to actively suppress health inequalities
VHS Chief Officer Claire Stevens writes: “Gentlemen, we have run out of money. It's time to start thinking” nuclear physicist Ernest Rutherford famously said. Addressing health inequalities shouldn’t be Mission Impossible, but we need to be bold and act as though time itself has run out - … [Read more...] about Claire’s blog: how to actively suppress health inequalities
Norman’s blog: squaring the circle for families in poverty
VHS trustee Norman Craig writes: Circle is a charity that helps young people and their families damaged by alcohol, identifying a range of support services that can help them come through crisis, including accessing financial support. Representing VHS I attended Circle’s AGM on 7th October … [Read more...] about Norman’s blog: squaring the circle for families in poverty
Katie’s blog: what will your pledge be?
Independent journalist Katie Mackintosh writes: By the age of three a child raised in the Sighthill area of Edinburgh will have heard approximately three million words. In contrast, a child raised in a more affluent part of the city will hear an average of ten million words. Addressing VHS’s … [Read more...] about Katie’s blog: what will your pledge be?
Annual Learning Day of the Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance
Annual Learning Day of the Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance Scottish Tobacco Control Strategy halfway point: progress and planning 10.00 to 15.30, 28 October, Golden Lion Hotel Stirling Learning points: A good overview of what’s happening around Scotland to reduce smoking … [Read more...] about Annual Learning Day of the Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance
Annual Learning Day of the Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance
Annual Learning Day of the Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance Scottish Tobacco Control Strategy halfway point: progress and planning 10.00 to 15.30, 28 October, Golden Lion Hotel Stirling Learning points: A good overview of what’s happening around Scotland to reduce smoking … [Read more...] about Annual Learning Day of the Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance
Key Messages: Living in the Gap Dundee Seminar
Our Dundee seminar on 1st October brought together 42 people from the third sector and NHS, to introduce Living in the Gap to a wider audience and use it as a catalyst for discussion and debate. Inputs from NHS Health Scotland, ASH Scotland and Fife Society for the Blind (both case studies in the … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Living in the Gap Dundee Seminar
Key Messages: Living in the Gap Glasgow Seminar
VHS's Glasgow seminar on 27th August 2015 brought together 65 people from the third sector and NHS, to introduce Living in the Gap to a wider audience and use it as a catalyst for discussion. There were formal inputs from NHS Health Scotland, North Glasgow Community Food Initiative, … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Living in the Gap Glasgow Seminar
