SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange – Key Messages
We held our latest Knowledge Exchange on 7th May featuring presentations from Neurodivergent Birth Support and Penumbra. Elevate Autism were unable to make it, but have shared their slides which […]
Policy News: May Edition
The May edition of VHS Policy News is out now! [wc_button type=”primary” url=”https://createsend.com/t/j-651337F1220E001B2540EF23F30FEDED” title=”Visit Site” target=”” url_rel=”” icon_left=”” icon_right=”” position=”” class=””]Read the latest edition of Policy News[/wc_button] This monthly bulletin […]
Movement for Health Creation Open Letter to MSPs
Today Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) sent an open letter, signed by 79 VHS members, to all new and returning MSPs elected last week. The letter calls on MSPs to prioritise […]
UK-wide Research Demonstrates the Impact of Community Link Workers in Primary Care
In 2024, researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne interviewed patients, healthcare workers and community link workers (CLWs) in Scotland and their equivalent social […]
Blog: ‘Sticking Plasters’ vs Systemic Change: What are Scotland’s Party Manifestos saying about health creation?
It is less than three weeks until Scotland heads to the polls and all the main political parties have now published their manifestos. VHS Policy and Public Affairs Lead, Sarah […]
Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Highlands Conference Report
Befriending Networks and Befriending Highland have recently launched the Social Isolation and Loneliness in The Highlands Conference Report. In March, over 50 people including Roisin Hurst, Project Manager for the […]
Policy News: April Edition
The April edition of VHS Policy News is out now! [wc_button type=”primary” url=”https://createsend.com/t/j-563C9FE9A535532E2540EF23F30FEDED” title=”Visit Site” target=”” url_rel=”” icon_left=”” icon_right=”” position=”” class=””]Read the latest edition of the Policy News[/wc_button] This monthly […]
Key Messages: Prevention and Power Joint Hustings
VHS hosted a joint hustings event with The Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE) on the 31st of March called 'Prevention and Power: Holyrood, Health and the Third Sector'. […]
VHS Respond to National Performance Framework Review
Today we submitted our response to the Scottish Government’s call for views on the latest proposals regarding Scotland’s National Performance Framework. In a letter to the Convenor of the Finance […]
Hustings Event Stimulates Cross-Party Discussion on Health and the Third Sector
Today we hosted our hugely successful joint hustings event, ‘Prevention and Power: Holyrood, Health and the Third Sector’, with the Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE). Almost one hundred […]
