Lauren’s Blog: Reflections on 10 Years at VHS: A Decade of Collaboration, Progress, and Hope
January is always a time for reflection, and as it’s my birthday month, I naturally find myself taking a pause and then looking ahead—hopefully a little wiser with each passing […]
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: December 2024 Minutes and Presentation
The Health Inequalities Cross Party Group held its’s final meeting of 2024 on the 11 December. This was a hybrid meeting, hosted online and in-person at the Scottish Parliament and […]
Key Messages: From Crisis to Control event- November 2024
We hosted our 2024 AGM and online event ‘From Crisis to Control-Preventing the Ticking Time Bomb of Population Health’ on the 28th of November 2024. Nearly 80 attendees registered to […]
Karen’s Blog: Breaking the Cycle Together
Health inequalities are a pressing concern, particularly when we consider the substantial role of substance use, mental health, and associated lifestyle factors. For many individuals, achieving improved health outcomes requires […]
Population Health Framework Engagement Key Messages: November 2024
VHS hosted a member’s engagement meeting with Public Health Scotland to discuss the development of the Population Health Framework online on the 14th of November. Mark McAllister, Organisational Lead for […]
SCLWN Peer Support Event: Trauma
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network welcomed Fiona Douglas from the Health Promoting Health Service at NHS Lanarkshire to the peer support event on the 5th of November to discuss […]
Avril’s Blog: Why it’s important to collect equalities data
Avril Mckenzie, Senior Health Improvement Officer at Public Health Scotland talks about the recent work to improve data collection from people who have protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 […]
SCLWN Event: Adult Disability Independent Payment Review
Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network recently worked with Edel Harris, OBE, to host a discussion event in relation to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) Review. The […]
VHS Annual Conference 2024: Key Messages and Presentations
VHS held our Annual Conference: Scotland’s Vital Health Sector on the 23rd of October in Edinburgh. We welcomed 140 attendees from across Scotland all working towards reducing health inequalities. View […]
Hannah and Carol’s Blog: Hard to reach or seldom heard? How user centred design can help shape accessible healthcare for all!
NHS 24 – Designing services with people at the centre User centred design, or human centred design ensures that services are developed based on the needs of the people who […]
