Ewan’s Blog: How to have your voice heard at Scottish Parliament
The Scottish people have recently elected a new cohort of MSPs to represent the Constituencies and Regions of Scotland. With it brings the most diverse group of elected representatives we’ve […]
Rebecca’s Blog: The Treasures We Seek
What can we learn from the clowning approach? An exciting partnership between Hearts & Minds, Designed by Society, Wee Culture and Edel Roddy launched a new website with valuable resources […]
Laura’s Blog: Inaccessible health information during the COVID-19 pandemic
As UK and Scottish Government, health officials and businesses grappled with the spread of coronavirus, the outbreak highlighted the importance of effective and accessible communication, so everyone knew how to […]
Grant’s Blog: Years of healthy life lost in Scotland’s communities
At Public Health Scotland (PHS) we want to see everyone live long and healthy lives. To work towards achieving this, we need a wide-ranging picture of what causes people in […]
Bella’s Blog: Intergenerational approaches make a real difference
Generations Working Together (GWT) the centre for excellence in in intergenerational (IG) work in Scotland places emphasis on the ‘real’ difference that IG work makes to health and wellbeing of […]
Jonathan’s Blog: Scotland’s Coalition for Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives
Why should a VHS member become a partner in Scotland’s Coalition for Healthier Pregnancies, Better Lives? It would be easy to ignore or dismiss the invitation from the Queen’s Nursing Institute […]
Maisie’s Blog: Discover Digital: the digital landscape and the seldom heard
Discover Digital is a project to raise awareness of the digital tools in health and social care. As part of this we have given funding to seven different organisations. The […]
Sonia’s Blog: Chronic pain- Accessing Self-Management during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Pain Association Scotland is a national charity who have been in operation for just over 33 years, we develop and deliver self-management training for those burdened with any form of […]
Marion’s Blog: Ceilidh @ home
Ceilidh@home … It is worth saying from the onset that this activity is not about an accordion dance band in the living room! Unless of course that is what the […]
Amy’s Blog: Experiences from the ActWELL trial
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women the UK. In Scotland around 4,700 women are diagnosed each year. The risk of developing breast cancer increases with age, most […]
