Key Messages: Prevention and Power Joint Hustings

April 13, 2026

VHS hosted a joint hustings event with The Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE) on the 31st of March called ‘Prevention and Power: Holyrood, Health and the Third Sector’.

The Key Messages for this event are now available to read.

Read the Key Messages

If you have any questions about this event, or the Key Messages document, please contact Sarah Latto, VHS Policy and Public Affairs Lead.

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