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.
Taking a human rights approach to recovery from COVID-19
25/09/2020
We all know that action to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in Scotland is essential if we are to protect lives but we need to do so in a way that minimises unintended impacts on health, particularly for the people who are most marginalised and excluded. …
Screening Inequalities Fund 2020/21 opens
25/09/2020
The Scottish Government has launched its £350,000 Screening Inequalities Fund, designed to support and deliver work on tackling inequalities in access to screening services across Scotland. They are looking for new or existing projects that are able t …
Alan’s Blog: Impossible to Ignore
15/07/2020
People with arthritis can’t ignore their pain. Let’s make sure the Government doesn’t either. Lockdown has made living with arthritis harder. The pain of waiting for joint replacement surgery is impossible to ignore. We need a national plan to restart …
Inclusion Scotland Social Care Support Survey
15/07/2020
On the day of the announcement of new Scottish Government guidance on loosening the lockdown restrictions, Inclusion Scotland published new evidence that disabled Scots shielding from Covid-19 are still not getting the vital support that they need to a …
Key Messages: Keeping the Conversation Going: Loneliness and Social Isolation
07/07/2020
VHS ran a meeting on the 1st of July in collaboration with members of Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland to shine a spotlight on creative responses to loneliness and social isolation at this time. We explored the essential role arts and health …