On camera: creating health through arts and culture

Creative Scotland has produced a short video to promote Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland (ACHWS). The video features Robbie McGhee, Chair of ACHWS and Associate Director, Art in Hospital, and Claire […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment for Marginalised Groups in Scotland

Published in April 2021, this Deep End GP report summarises key themes from a virtual roundtable meeting on COVID-19 vaccine deployment for marginalised groups in Scotland. The meeting was hosted […]
Join the Public Benefit and Privacy Panel for Health and Social Care

Would you like to see health and social care data used in a way that is likely to result in a tangible benefit for our society? The Public Benefit and […]
Statement concerning a VHS Board member
The VHS Board of Trustees is aware that a Board member has recently appeared in court on a charge. This charge is unrelated to the organisation in any way. However, […]
Waverley Care responds to VHS survey on Covid-19 vaccine inequalities

Waverley Care helps people who need support with HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B and sexual health across Scotland. They wanted to respond to VHS’s recent survey on Covid-19 vaccine inequalities […]
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy, transparency and inclusion

VHS is carrying out important research across the third sector to help ensure that the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t widen the health inequalities gap by missing vulnerable groups. […]
Chris’s blog: Caring, creativity and connectedness in Tayside during Covid-19

Tayside Healthcare Arts Trust (THAT) is a small charity with two key staff, that produces and promotes Art in Health activity across Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross. 75% of […]
Allyson’s blog: Reflections on #WeArePublicHealth

The VHS annual conference is a key event in the VHS calendar. The format this year was, of course, very different. However, despite the limitations of digital rather than face […]
Claire’s Blog: Building Forward Better for the Health and Care Workforce

As Chief Executive of VHS I am reflecting back on this week’s annual conference Building Forward Better for Health and Wellbeing (4-5 November 2020). A clear message that emerged was […]
Tackling physical inactivity is more important than ever say leading health charities

VHS has joined with fifteen of Scotland’s leading health charities to form a new coalition to increase physical activity levels of people living with long term conditions. 24% of Scotland’s […]