Mark St Andrew's Day with VHS by joining us for our Annual Lecture and AGM on Wednesday 30th November 2022, and enjoy a networking lunch of miniature haggis, neeps and tatties. Taking place at the wonderful Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR, the programme runs from … [Read more...] about VHS AGM and Annual Lecture 2022
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Ageing Well: a series of talks with the Open University
Between May 2020 and January 2021 the Open University and VHS ran a joint series of online talks and discussions on the topic of 'Ageing Well'. Led by Dr Jitka Vsecteckova, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care with the Open University, with discussion and input from third … [Read more...] about Ageing Well: a series of talks with the Open University
Jonathan’s Blog: Scotland’s Coalition for Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives
Why should a VHS member become a partner in Scotland’s Coalition for Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives? It would be easy to ignore or dismiss the invitation from the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland to join this emerging coalition. After all, your organisation’s ‘to do’ list is already full. … [Read more...] about Jonathan’s Blog: Scotland’s Coalition for Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives
Health at the Heart of Communities: what’s love got to do with it?
Delegates to our Annual Conference on 6th October 2021 have given us some fantastic feedback which we’d like to share more widely. Our conference theme was Health at the Heart of Communities and of the 101 people who attended 36 filled out our feedback form. The conference overall got a resounding … [Read more...] about Health at the Heart of Communities: what’s love got to do with it?
Influencing the equitable delivery of the Covid vaccine
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 the NHS rolled out the Pfizer and Astra … [Read more...] about Influencing the equitable delivery of the Covid vaccine
CPG Health Inequalities: Active, Healthy and Creative Children in Scotland
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on Tuesday 1 February at 12.30 online via Zoom with the meeting chaired by Brian Whittle MSP. Meeting topic: Active approaches to health inequalities affecting children and young people We were delighted to be joined by: Dr Avril Johnston, … [Read more...] about CPG Health Inequalities: Active, Healthy and Creative Children in Scotland
Anna’s Blog: Tackling Health Inequalities through the Huruma Project
What does Huruma mean? you may wonder. It’s a Swahili word meaning “compassion”; we all need compassion at some point in our lives and therefore we are proud to share how we are using Huruma (compassion) to tackle health inequalities for ethnically diverse communities living in Edinburgh and the … [Read more...] about Anna’s Blog: Tackling Health Inequalities through the Huruma Project
VHS insights into Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
VHS welcomes the report Tackling health inequalities in Scotland published by the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on 28th September 2022. VHS’s contributions to the Inquiry are referred to a number of times during the report. We are pleased to have made a significant … [Read more...] about VHS insights into Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
VHS launch report ‘Vaccine Inclusion: reducing inequalities one vaccine at a time’
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, presenting voluntary sector perspectives and evidence … [Read more...] about VHS launch report ‘Vaccine Inclusion: reducing inequalities one vaccine at a time’
Public Sector Equality Duty Review Update
In a recent letter addressed to colleagues, including VHS, Emma Roddick MSP, the Minister for Equalities, Migration, and Refugees in Scotland, provided an update on the ongoing review of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) by the Scottish Government. The PSED is a crucial aspect of Scotland's … [Read more...] about Public Sector Equality Duty Review Update
