Nicola’s blog: self-management messages – more of a nudge than a shove
Is there still a rebellious child lurking in all of us? Well, all I can say is that mine is alive and well. I am extremely self-motivated to do what […]
HEALTH, WELLBEING AND YOUR BRAIN
The Scottish Storytelling Centre was a very apt venue for this year’s AGM and Annual Symposium on 27 November. Our 65 delegates were treated to Professor Ian Deary’s compelling and […]
Eric Liddell Centre
This month Health Inequalities Volunteer James Evans met with Julie Carter who is the Ca(i)re Programme manager at The Eric Liddell Centre in Edinburgh. The Centre is a refurbished church, […]
Tullibody Healthy Living
This month Health Inequalities Volunteer James Evans met with Tracy Gibson the Community Development Worker at Tullibody Healthy Living. This is a voluntary based project who work in partnership with […]
Fast Forward Spotlight
This month James Evans, Health Inequalities Volunteer at VHS, met with Alastair MacKinnon Chief Executive of Fast Forward. Founded in 1987, and recently celebrating their 25 anniversary, Fast Forward are […]
Health Inequalities Task Force listens to community & third sector evidence
Cohesive, resilient communities are the key factor in the battle against health inequalities and cannot be achieved without strong cross-sectorial partnership working and sustained, long-term investment. These themes were explored at length when Voluntary Health Scotland and eight other intermediary bodies met with the Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities on 16th April 2013…
It’s good to talk
Holyrood Magazine has featured The Good Morning Service, the voluntary organisation and VHS member that argues five conversations a day are as important for older people’s health as five fruit and […]
Improving Engagement between Health and the Third Sector
CEO NHS Scotland Derek Feeley champions third sector role in health. Launch of new Engagement Matrix tool to support third sector and health to improve engagement. Voluntary Health Scotland and […]
Releasing Time to Care and Integration
The Joint Improvement Team invite you to the next WebEx meeting of the Improvement Network, entitled ‘Releasing Time to Care and Integration’, on Thursday 7th March, presented by Douglas Hutchens, […]
Third sector engagement with health & social care – where next?
Wednesday 27th February, Glasgow SECC at The SCVO Gathering, 1pm – 4.30pm Remember to register for this FREE collaborative event and to let your own networks know about it! Voluntary Health […]
