VHS presented this one hour workshop at The Gathering on 20th February 2019, in partnership with the Scottish Rural Health Partnership which is hosted by the University of Highlands and Islands. The aim was to shine a light on mental health issues dist …

Following on from the VHS annual conference in November 2018, we held a small round table on 4th February 2019, as part of our commitment to “keep the conversation going” on culture, health and wellbeing.  Read the note of the meeting below. Conversati …

VHS presented this one hour workshop at The Gathering, on behalf of the Health Inequalities Learning Collaborative, supported by NHS Health Scotland. The aim was to explore what public health means to the third sector and engage the sector in discussio …

The Health Inequalities Cross Party Group met on the 31st January to discuss loneliness and social isolation and the impact on health inequalities. The meeting was chaired by co-convenor of the group Donald Cameron MSP. The opening presentation was fro …

VHS hosted our 2018 Annual Conference on 20th November in Edinburgh. The event had over 150 delegates registered with 15 Exhibitors, 8 Posters on display and 12 contributors to the conference platform. View our photo album of the day at the bottom of t …

The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on 30 October 2018 to hold their AGM  and discuss mental health inequalities. The meeting was chaired by Anas Sarwar MSP and saw presentations from: Minister for Mental Health, Clare Haughey MSP Read the …

Voluntary Health Scotland held a briefing event looking at the possible implications of Brexit on health, social care and the third sector in Scotland. Erin McGinley who previously worked for the Scottish Parliament’s SPICe team and co-authored ‘Leavin …

On the 11th September VHS organised a networking event, hosted at the Queen’s Nursing Institute of Scotland. The purpose of the event was to enjoy an international exchange of views and experiences over lunch, in a round table discussion with Paula Bak …

The future of mental health in Scotland was under the spotlight on 14th June in Stirling, at our collaborative conference with the Open University in Scotland and Support in Mind Scotland. The conference aim was to get people thinking about: How is a t …

The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities jointly hosted a meeting on the 22nd of May with the Cross Party Group on Improving Scotland’s Health 2021 and Beyond to discuss the topic of health inequalities and unhealthy environments. The meeting was j …