Lynsey and Kirsty’s Blog: The Power of Walking
Kirsty McDonald and Lynsey Brodie from The Alliance talk about the walking tours of Glasgow they organised during self-management week to support people’s health and wellbeing.
Brigitte’s Blog: NHS 24 is Multilingual
NHS 24 is Multilingual This may be useful for you or people you work with. The NHS is always here for you. If you don’t know how to get the […]
Wullie’s blog: how a Glasgow community link worker is using golf to support people’s wellbeing
Wullie Pearson who is a Community Link Worker at Cairntoul Medical Practice in Glasgow talks about his Tee’d Off project which demonstrates the positive impact that sport can have on people’s mental health and wellbeing.
Ann-Marie’s Blog: Fair enough?
Access to breast screening for women from minority ethnic backgrounds Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the UK. In Scotland, every year around 4,700 people (4,707 […]
Kym’s Blog: Industry’s Role in Health Inequalities
Industry’s Role in Health Inequalities: The Burden of NCDs in Scotland Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke, liver disease and cancer, are the leading cause of death […]
Mark’s Blog: partnering to support health and wellbeing
The connection between poor health and living in a cold, damp home is well known. Cold indoor temperatures can negatively affect mental health and well-being. They can also worsen other […]
Jennifer’s Blog: The growing cost of a healthy diet
Health inequalities in Scotland are not new. They have been a significant issue for decades but it is in the last few years in particular that we’ve seen a further […]
Marion’s Blog: Libraries – A Collective Force for Health & Wellbeing
A lot has happened since SLIC exhibited at the last in-person VHS conference and we are delighted to be back as exhibitors to highlight the vital role that libraries play […]
Kevin’s Blog: Supporting Financial Wellbeing
Kevin Duffy, Scotland Partnership Manager at the Money and Pensions Service talks about the importance of financial wellbeing and the launch of Scotland’s mental health and money toolkit which has been distributed to GP practices across Scotland.
VHS Annual Conference 2022 Poster Finalists!
This year our 2022 Poster Competition Theme is: Fair Health. We invited proposals from third sector organisations for Poster Submissions to create a visualisation of their work around ‘Fair Health’ […]
