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 […]
Ygam Blog: Raising greater awareness around gaming and gambling harms

Ygam is an award-winning charity with a mission to prevent children and young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms, through awareness-raising, education, and research. Since its inception in 2014, […]
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 […]
2024 VHS Annual Poster Competition Finalists

We have our finalists for the VHS Annual Poster Competition! The vote for the winner will be decided by the conference attendees on the day of the VHS Annual Conference- […]
Laura’s Blog: Eye Care Support Pathway

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Scotland is the country’s leading charity working with blind and partially sighted people. We support children and adults with sight loss and […]
Kellie’s Blog: Reflections of a year at VHS

Before I started in my role as Communications and Membership Officer at Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) in October last year, it had been 5 years since I’d last worked in […]
Yasmin & Alex’ Blog: Addressing Health Inequalities for People with Disabilities and Their Caregivers – Dignity, Fairness, and Respect

About VoiceAbility and Our Approach At VoiceAbility, we are dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities and their caregivers who often encounter obstacles in accessing essential healthcare services. These challenges impact […]
Salena’s Blog: Window to Our World photo project

A picture can be worth a thousand words and family photos capture treasured moments and the sometimes joyful, sometimes messy, reality of family life together. As part of Family Fund’s […]
John’s blog: The meek will not inherit the health policy earth

In an interview with us ahead of the 2024 VHS Annual Conference, Tejesh Mistry talked of the need for third sector organisations delivering support and services on the ground across […]