On the 23rd February VHS held an interactive seminar with keynote speaker Trevor Owen, and a panel of four third sector organisations; Befriending Networks, Age Scotland, British Red Cross, and the Scottish Volunteering Forum. The aim of the seminar was to discuss what the National Social Isolation … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Loneliness Seminar, The Gathering 2017
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: June Meeting
The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 15th June 2017 in Committee Room 3. The topic of this meeting is Health Inequalities and Prison. At this meeting MSPs will also consider applications from a number of … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: June Meeting
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: June Meeting
The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 15th June 2017 in Committee Room 3. The topic of this meeting is Health Inequalities and Prison. At this meeting MSPs will also consider applications from a number of … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: June Meeting
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Meeting: March 2017
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 … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Meeting: March 2017
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Meeting: March 2017
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
