Information, News and Blogs
During the 2020 COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we are sharing information, evidence and learning that should be helpful and relevant to voluntary health organisations and others involved in public health. If you have news or a blog that you would like to contribute to these pages, find out more here.
VHS Annual Conference Poster Finalists!
21/09/2021
This year our 2021 Poster Competition Theme is: Reaching and serving those who are missing, marginalised or overlooked in health We invite proposals from third sector organisations for digital posters in PDF format that visualise their story. We wante …
Jonathan’s Blog: Scotland’s Coalition for Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives
21/09/2021
Why should a VHS member become a partner in Scotland’s Coalition for Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives? It would be easy to ignore or dismiss the invitation from the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland to join this emerging coalition. After all, your …
Carmen’s Blog: Discover Digital: the digital landscape and the seldom heard
21/09/2021
Discover Digital is a project to raise awareness of the digital tools in health and social care. As part of this we have given funding to seven different organisations. The organisations are engaging with seldom heard groups on how they could be better …
Sonia’s Blog: Chronic pain- Accessing Self-Management during the Covid-19 Pandemic
21/09/2021
Pain Association Scotland is a national charity who have been in operation for just over 33 years, we develop and deliver self-management training for those burdened with any form of chronic pain throughout Scotland. Our overall aim is to provide peop …
Marion’s Blog: Ceilidh @ home
21/09/2021
Ceilidh@home … It is worth saying from the onset that this activity is not about an accordion dance band in the living room! Unless of course that is what the person wants, and I am sure it can be arranged, even if it is just digitally in these strange …