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.
Influencing the equitable delivery of the Covid vaccine
11/06/2021
In a new briefing VHS tells the story of how its research has enabled the third sector to influence the policy and practice surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in Scotland. By December 2020 the Covid-19 vaccine programme was getting underway, as …
How British Red Cross have been supporting people in Scotland through the Coronavirus crisis
08/06/2021
While we’ve all been affected by Covid-19 in some way, the coronavirus crisis has put the spotlight, above all, on some of the most vulnerable communities around the world, including here in Scotland. Older people, those with underlying health conditio …
VHS launch report ‘Vaccine Inclusion: reducing inequalities one vaccine at a time’
01/04/2021
VHS is holding an online event on 24th August 2021 to discuss the findings and recommendations of its report ‘Vaccine Inclusion – Reducing inequalities one Vaccine at a time’. The report presents research carried out in February and Marcy 2021, present …
Waverley Care responds to VHS survey on Covid-19 vaccine inequalities
01/03/2021
Waverley Care helps people who need support with HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B and sexual health across Scotland. They wanted to respond to VHS’s recent survey on Covid-19 vaccine inequalities and decided to consult five staff members in different par …
Donald’s Blog: “I need to be found”: mental health and older age
01/03/2021
By Donald Macaskill, Chief Executive of Scottish Care. One of the saddest consequences of the Covid pandemic has been its impact, not least through lockdowns, on the mental health of tens of thousands of individuals. There is thankfully a wide and exte …