Just before Christmas, Drink Wise, Age Well launched ‘Calling Time – Addressing ageism and age discrimination in alcohol policy, practice and research’. A report which presents evidence of practice and service provision that is in breach of the 2010 Equality Act and effectively stops older adults … [Read more...] about Julie’s blog: Calling Time on Alcohol and Ageism
VHS Annual Conference & AGM- Closing the Gap: Making Health Inequalities Everyone’s Business
Tweet #ClosingtheGap2015 Follow @VHSComms Voluntary health Scotland will bring together key people from across Scotland to discuss how we tackle health inequalities and how we work collaboratively to close the widening gap. VIEW THE FULL AGENDA FOR THE DAY: VHS Conference Agenda VIEW OUR … [Read more...] about VHS Annual Conference & AGM- Closing the Gap: Making Health Inequalities Everyone’s Business
Key Messages: Living in the Gap Dundee Seminar
Our Dundee seminar on 1st October brought together 42 people from the third sector and NHS, to introduce Living in the Gap to a wider audience and use it as a catalyst for discussion and debate. Inputs from NHS Health Scotland, ASH Scotland and Fife Society for the Blind (both case studies in the … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Living in the Gap Dundee Seminar
Living in the Gap Seminar: Dundee
Tweet #LivingintheGap Join us for our free half day seminar with lunch on arrival, ran in partnership with Dundee Voluntary Action to discuss health inequalities in Scotland. View the Full Agenda for the afternoon: Dundee Seminar Agenda 1st Oct View the speaker biographies: Dundee speaker … [Read more...] about Living in the Gap Seminar: Dundee
Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
At its AGM on 4th June the Group appointed Voluntary Health Scotland as its new Secretariat. With Co-Convenor Malcolm Chisholm MSP’s assistance we have arranged the next meeting to take place on Thursday the 10th of September. The subject for the next meeting is Health Inequalities and … [Read more...] about Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
Living in the Gap Seminar- Glasgow
Join us for our free half day seminar ran in partnership with GCVS to discuss health inequalities in Scotland. Voluntary Health Scotland launched their report ‘Living in the Gap: a voluntary health sector perspective on health inequalities in Scotland’ earlier this year. The report highlighted the … [Read more...] about Living in the Gap Seminar- Glasgow
Psychosis, Rights and Recovery- Tackling the Health Inequalities faced by people living with Schizophrenia and Psychosis
Free Half Day Seminar organised by Support in Mind, Scottish Mental Health Research Network and The University of Edinburgh. Service users, their family members, carers, health professionals, researchers and policy-makers are all warmly invited to attend this free event, where Amanda Larkin, … [Read more...] about Psychosis, Rights and Recovery- Tackling the Health Inequalities faced by people living with Schizophrenia and Psychosis
Mental health and smoking: a voluntary sector perspective
ASH Scotland, the independent Scottish charity taking action to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, worked with VHS during April-May 2015 on an area of mutual interest: mental health. VHS agreed to distribute to its membership an ASH Scotland survey which asked about organisational experiences and … [Read more...] about Mental health and smoking: a voluntary sector perspective
Living in the Gap Seminar- Edinburgh
Living in the gap seminar: Health Inequalities in Scotland Monday 15th June, The Hanover Conference Centre, Edinburgh 9.20am- 12pm Edinburgh Seminar Agenda Join us for our free half day seminar to discuss health inequalities in Scotland. Voluntary Health Scotland launched their report ‘Living … [Read more...] about Living in the Gap Seminar- Edinburgh
The Wellbeing Alliance: Tackling Public Health Prevention from the Inside out
Health problems and GP consultations involving mental health issues are more than twice as prevalent in deprived areas as affluent areas, and are the commonest co morbidity. Depression is recorded in 1:6 patients with chronic conditions in Scotland. How can people in low states of mind hear public … [Read more...] about The Wellbeing Alliance: Tackling Public Health Prevention from the Inside out