Community Link Worker survey now open
Can you tell us about any Community Link Worker initiatives you are involved in? VHS’s national scoping exercise for The Scottish Government, announced in August 2016, is now underway. Mapping of existing […]
Rob’s blog: Health Policy Officers Network gets underway
Recently, the Queens Nursing Institute Scotland and VHS agreed there was potential for a networking group of policy officers based in health. Working in smaller organisations can be difficult, in terms of limited […]
VHS is recruiting!
Could you be our new Policy Engagement Officer? Exciting opportunity for the right person to join our small, highly committed team in our mission to promote greater recognition of the voluntary […]
Eric’s blog: Building an Alliance to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in Scotland
On 22nd April 2016 representatives from NHS Boards, NHS Health Scotland, medical professions, networks, the voluntary and community sector, further education institutions and government agencies met at the Royal College […]
Frances’ blog: Short lives of mentally ill a national scandal
In Glasgow earlier last month 120 delegates to a national health conference organised by Support in Mind Scotland and Bipolar Scotland tackled the totally unacceptable fact that people with mental illness die […]
Carers engage with Audit Scotland on integration
VHS continues to assist Audit Scotland to engage with the third sector on health and social care integration, most recently with unpaid carers. On 4th March 2016 we facilitated a […]
Clear Pathway
Clear Pathway is a collaborative new project that VHS is delivering from May 2016 onwards. It aims to support safe, effective and person centred volunteering in NHS settings, with the focus […]
Preventing alcohol related harm in older people
Alcohol related harm among people aged 50+ is poorly understood and not receiving enough attention, a major new report has found. Polices, strategies and cultural shifts that are having a […]
VHS welcomes Audit Scotland report on health and social care integration
Audit Scotland says that significant risks must be addressed if the reform of health and social care is to fundamentally change how services are delivered and improve outcomes for the people […]
Lucy’s blog: rights and recovery for transformational change
This is a critical time for mental health in Scotland. Funding crises and shrinking services mean that many people who experience mental health problems are unable to get the support […]
