Bella’s Blog: Intergenerational relationships and health
Intergenerational Prescribing Generations Working Together (GWT) aims to connect people from different generations and backgrounds to share time and take part in opportunities in their communities that nurture and support […]
Tanith’s Blog: The National Care Service Needs a Blueprint, a Schedule and a Budget
About 1 in 6 of us has a neurological condition that has a significant impact on our lives. And people with neurological conditions need an effective National Care Service. As […]
VHS insights into Tackling Health Inequalities in Scotland
VHS welcomes the report Tackling health inequalities in Scotland published by the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on 28th September 2022. VHS’s contributions to the Inquiry are […]
Strengthening Audit Scotland and third sector engagement
In September 2022 VHS met with Audit Scotland, with a view to strengthening opportunities for our members to understand and engage with the review work of Audit Scotland over the […]
Scottish Parliament Information Centre Blog: The National Care Service will be here soon…or will it?
Can a national care service fulfil our expectations and whatever happened to integration? As we’ve said in SPICe before, labelling something a national service that looks, on the surface, to […]
Susan’s blog: PASDA – supporting families of autistic adults in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Susan Chambers from PASDA outlines the support they provide to families of autistic adults
Iona’s blog: Referring back – accessing support in crisis
“Room for Art has been my lifeline…(it) has helped to minimise my social isolation and the effects of my depression which has been very bad at times…this is vital to […]
Leanne’s Blog: Supporting people with long-term health conditions
Leanne Connolly from Thistle talks about their work over the last 18 months and shares more information about their courses and services that can support people with long-term conditions.
Avril’s Blog: Making the links to support people with M.E.
Avril McLean from Action for M.E. explains what her organisation can do for people affected by M.E. or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and how Community Link Workers can be a vital link in the chain for people looking for support.
VHS exhibits poster at NHS Scotland 2022 event
VHS has a fantastic new poster on display at the NHS Scotland annual event in Aberdeen during 21st and 22nd June 2022, and also available online via the NHS Scotland […]
