***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for Community Link Workers are also welcome to attend.*** The Scottish Community Link Worker Network is working with award-winning charity … [Read more...] about SCLWN- Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Training
Key Messages: Missingness in Healthcare
VHS hosted an engagement event on 26 March with Andrea Williamson, Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health at the University of Glasgow. This event followed on from a presentation Andrea delivered at our 2024 Annual Conference, about her work on missingness. Her work aims to understand … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Missingness in Healthcare
Key Messages: Catalysts for Change- The Role of Third Sector Leaders in Health Creation
Voluntary Health Scotland at the Gathering: Catalysts for Change- The Role of Third Sector Leaders in Health Creation Voluntary Health Scotland hosted an event as part of SCVO’s two-day event, The Gathering. Our event was held on the 5th February at the EICC. We were fully booked on the day and … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Catalysts for Change- The Role of Third Sector Leaders in Health Creation
Dr Raghib’s Blog: Our Future Health will change the way diseases are treated – but we need help to ensure everyone in Scotland can reap the benefits.
Today, millions of people spend many years of their life in poor health, suffering from common diseases like cancer, dementia and heart disease. As an NHS doctor, I know that too often, these diseases are only detected and treated when patients start to show symptoms and signs. Our Future Health … [Read more...] about Dr Raghib’s Blog: Our Future Health will change the way diseases are treated – but we need help to ensure everyone in Scotland can reap the benefits.
Continuing the Conversation on the Population Health Framework
Join us for the next step in shaping Scotland’s Population Health Framework. Following on from the two discussion events we hosted in November, VHS and Public Health Scotland are hosting a follow-up online event on Wednesday, 20 March, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. With the anticipated next stage of … [Read more...] about Continuing the Conversation on the Population Health Framework
Key Messages: Population Health Framework Engagement -November 2024
VHS hosted a member’s engagement meeting with Public Health Scotland to discuss the development of the Population Health Framework online on the 14th of November. Mark McAllister, Organisational Lead for Strategic Development at Public Health Scotland opened the meeting and shared his … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Population Health Framework Engagement -November 2024
Population Health Framework Engagement
A Population Health Framework is in development. It sets out to take a cross-government and cross-sector approach to improve the key building blocks of health and wellbeing. The Population Health Framework will set out how the Scottish Government, COSLA, Local Government, the NHS and partners … [Read more...] about Population Health Framework Engagement
VHS response to the Framework for Collaboration
VHS currently sits on a Partnership Delivery Group (PDG) which was established to act on the findings of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) Thematic Review of Policing and Mental Health in Scotland. The PDG has produced a new draft Framework for Collaboration to … [Read more...] about VHS response to the Framework for Collaboration
Ian’s blog: Parliamentary Scrutiny of the Commissioner Landscape
On Monday 16 September, the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee published an inquiry report regarding Scotland's commissioner landscape which called for a moratorium on the creation of any new commissioner-style bodies in Scotland. The committee noted that once the … [Read more...] about Ian’s blog: Parliamentary Scrutiny of the Commissioner Landscape
Voluntary Health Scotland Responds to Third Sector Funding Principles Consultation
Following a kitchen table discussion with our members on 30 July, Voluntary Health Scotland has submitted a response to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee's Third Sector Funding Principles consultation. The response summarises the views and experiences of both VHS as an individual … [Read more...] about Voluntary Health Scotland Responds to Third Sector Funding Principles Consultation
