Key Messages: Brexit and Health Briefing Event
Voluntary Health Scotland held a briefing event looking at the possible implications of Brexit on health, social care and the third sector in Scotland. Erin McGinley who previously worked for […]
Connecting Health in Scotland and New Zealand: Note from the Meeting

On the 11th September VHS organised a networking event, hosted at the Queen’s Nursing Institute of Scotland. The purpose of the event was to enjoy an international exchange of views and […]
Conference Key Messages: Tomorrow’s World Today

The future of mental health in Scotland was under the spotlight on 14th June in Stirling, at our collaborative conference with the Open University in Scotland and Support in Mind […]
Joint CPG on Health Inequalities and Improving Scotland’s Health: The Right to Health

The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities jointly hosted a meeting on the 22nd of May with the Cross Party Group on Improving Scotland’s Health 2021 and Beyond to discuss […]
Key Messages: A weighty issue: Understanding and Action on Obesity and Health

VHS hosted a collaborative learning event at The Gathering in Glasgow, supported by the NHS Health Scotland Inequalities Learning Collaborative. Its aim was to foster understanding and action on obesity […]
Margaret’s Blog: What can arts and culture do for health inequalities?

What are the health benefits of engaging with culture, first of all in general terms and then with specific reference to health inequalities? Talking about engaging with culture is a […]
Conference Key Messages: VHS Annual Conference 2017- Get Real

Our Annual Conference, ‘Get Real: Real People, Real Communities, Real Health’, took place on the 16th November 2017 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow. The aim of our annual […]
SISCC’s Blog: Real health delivered through real world research

How do we deliver the ‘best care’ to improve health and social outcomes for the population of Scotland? What do we mean by ‘best care’? Does this look and feel […]
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities AGM 26 October 2017

The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on 26th October 2017 for its first AGM this Parliamentary session. VHS have produced a summary of the meetings from 2016-2017- CPG Health Inequalities […]
Jim’s Blog: Smoking and Mental Health- A Neglected Epidemic

My Experience of Smoking and Mental Health I’ve come to work for ASH Scotland on the IMPACT Project, which provides important information on the effect of smoking on mental health; […]