Launch: A Connected Scotland
VHS welcome the newly published Scottish Government Strategy, A Connected Scotland which aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation in Scotland. This strategy will run from 2018 to 2026 and […]
Minister for Public Health, Sport & Wellbeing addresses the Health Inequalities CPG
Scottish Government Minister Joe Fitzpatrick MSP addressed our evening reception in the Scottish Parliament Garden Lobby on 11th December, held to celebrate the work of the Cross Party Group on […]
Loneliness and social isolation: an inequalities issue
Earlier this year VHS conducted an exercise in listening. We tried to explore the lived experience of loneliness and social isolation in Scotland and this exercise culminated in The Zubairi […]
Sir Harry Burns on The Failure of Public Policy
At our annual conference, Professor Sir Harry Burns talked to John Macgill of www.healthandcare.scot about the voluntary sector’s role in tackling despair. Here we publish the interview in full. Public […]
Ian’s blog: Improving the health of Scotland’s people
The Scottish Government and COSLA’s Public Health Reform aims to create “a Scotland where everybody thrives”. As part of this reform, the Improving Health Commission is looking into prioritising health […]
Sarah’s blog: Getting The Picture with Dr John Ennis
Whilst chairing VHS’s busy annual conference Get the Picture: Culture, Health and Wellbeing, Dr John Ennis took time out to catch up with me. Professor Sir Harry Burns’ opening keynote […]
More About Us: VHS Annual Review 2018
We have just published our smart new Annual Review – find out more about our impact since April 2017 and what our Members have to say about us. Download here: VHS […]
Claire’s blog: Getting the Picture
The worlds of health, care, arts and culture will converge at VHS’s annual conference next Tuesday (20th November 2018) as we bring them together in an exploration of the role […]
Improving Health, Influencing Public Health Workshop 27 November 2018
VHS and CHEX (Community Health Exchange) are active players in Scotland’s Public Health Reform programme. We would like to invite colleagues across the third and community health sectors to a […]
Andy’s Blog: The Chemist and the Poet are both right
Culture Counts is the collective voice of Scotland’s cultural sector. Members are the umbrella organisations from the arts, screen, heritage and creative industries. The group formed in 2011 to advocate […]
