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.
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 …
Public consultation on NHS Near Me
06/07/2020
The Scottish Government’s Near Me team, part of the national Technology Enabled Care programme, has just launched a public survey to find out what people think about the NHS Near Me video consulting system and how it could be improved. The Government’ …
Engaging with the Scottish Parliament during the pandemic
25/06/2020
VHS hosted an event with Paul Anderson, Community Outreach Manager at the Scottish Parliament on Engaging with the Scottish Parliament during the pandemic. View the presentation from the event: Paul Anderson, Scottish Parliament
Key Messages: Digitally Healthy- Health Literacy and Health Inequalities
24/06/2020
VHS hosted a joint zoom event with NES Digital Service, NHS Education for Scotland on the 23rd of June to discuss health literacy and health inequalities. The event was an opportunity for voluntary health organisations to engage with NDS and to explore …
Janis’s Blog: Covid-19 the Communication Virus
18/06/2020
I therefore want to be clear with the Committee that, as a matter of fundamental principle, all lives matter. No-one is somehow of lesser value. Every policy must “see the individual” and must focus on respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights …