This round table aimed to provide an opportunity for third sector organisations to discuss the health protection issues they encounter in their work, find out more about the support and resources Health Protection Scotland (HPS) can offer, and share go …

In June 2019 VHS was delighted to partner with Arts + Health Scotland and Art in Hospital for a Keeping the Conversation Going  networking event about the arts and health. The event brought together over 60 people working in the NHS, arts, third sector …

On 18th June 2019, the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities and the Cross Party Group on Lung Health held a joint meeting at the Scottish Parliament. The meeting was jointly chaired by Donald Cameron MSP, Co-Convenor of the Health Inequalities CPG …

The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on the 30th April 2019 to discuss poverty and health inequalities. The meeting was chaired by Richard Lyle MSP. The speakers at the meeting were: Douglas Hamilton, Chair of the Poverty and Equalities Com …

On 14th of May VHS held a conference in Glasgow to explore good practice in volunteering where it is delivered by NHS and third sector working together. The conference was sponsored by the Scottish Government, with a closing address by the Minister for …

VHS in collaboration with Scottish Rural Health Partnership (SRHP) hosted this event exploring culture, health and wellbeing in rural settings, at the University of Highlands and Islands (UHI) in Inverness. 42 delegates registered from across a wide ra …

VHS held a meeting on 27th  February 2019 with the aim of discussing the key findings from this second audit and their implications for the third sector. The final report will focus on how integration has impacted on people and whether transformational …

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 …