Scottish Families affected by Alcohol and Drugs
This month James met with Christine Duncan (Chief Executive Officer) and Usman Ali (Policy and Development officer) from Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs. Scottish Families are one of […]
Scottish Families affected by Alcohol and Drugs
This month James met with Christine Duncan (Chief Executive Officer) and Usman Ali (Policy and Development officer) from Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs. Scottish Families are one of […]
Public Bodies Bill – Stage 1 Debate
The Scottish Parliament held the Stage 1 debate for the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday 26 November 2013. This followed the Stage 1 report, which discusses the […]
The Engagement Matrix
Scotland’s Healthcare Quality Strategy aims to support people to live longer, healthier lives. The Quality Strategy set out commitments to improve the quality of people’s healthcare and experience of healthcare. In […]
Health Inequalities
While Scotland’s health is improving, the gap in health outcomes between the most and least advantaged groups in society is widening. People who are more disadvantaged, have a lower level […]
Health & Social Care Integration
The integration of health and social care is the Scottish Government’s programme of reform to improve services for people who use health and social care services. Integration aims to ensure […]
Learning Exchanges 2012-2013
The Learning Exchange progrmame is a joint initiative between the Community Health Exchange (CHEX), Community Food and Health Scotland, Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Government Third Sector Unit. Originally […]
Third Sector Contributions to Narrowing Health Inequalities
As part of the first Challenge Poverty Week, co-ordinated by the Poverty Alliance, VHS Scotland held a Sounding Board on Thursday 17 October 2013 to examine and discuss the third sector […]
Living Streets
This month James met with Chris Thompson (Schools Co-ordinator) at Living Streets Scotland. Living Streets Scotland campaigns for safe, attractive and enjoyable streets, where people want to walk. Living Streets, […]
Learning to Lead in Health
Voluntary health organisations are key players in the transformation of public services and in the shift towards prevention and early intervention. The changing policy environment is both an opportunity and a […]
