SCLWN: Leads Peer Support Event – Key Messages
Our latest Leads Peer Support Event focused on presentations from North Ayrshire and Arran CLW programme about the progress of their delivery with a particular focus on their weigh to […]
VHS Response: Right to Breaks for Unpaid Carers
Today we submitted our response to the Scottish Government consultation on the implementation of the right to breaks for unpaid carers. The response provides some high-level insights to support the […]
VHS (IN)VISIBLE Report: Health, Sex and Gender Inequalities in Scotland
Our (IN)VISIBLE Report exploring the impact of sex and gender on health experiences and outcomes in Scotland has been published! This 48-page report pulls together evidence and insight from 50+ […]
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange – Key Messages
We held our latest Knowledge Exchange on 7th May featuring presentations from Neurodivergent Birth Support and Penumbra. Elevate Autism were unable to make it, but have shared their slides which […]
Movement for Health Creation Open Letter to MSPs
Today Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) sent an open letter, signed by 79 VHS members, to all new and returning MSPs elected last week. The letter calls on MSPs to prioritise […]
Social Isolation and Loneliness in the Highlands Conference Report
Befriending Networks and Befriending Highland have recently launched the Social Isolation and Loneliness in The Highlands Conference Report. In March, over 50 people including Roisin Hurst, Project Manager for the […]
Key Messages: Prevention and Power Joint Hustings
VHS hosted a joint hustings event with The Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE) on the 31st of March called 'Prevention and Power: Holyrood, Health and the Third Sector'. […]
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange – Key Messages
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network held its latest Knowledge Exchange on Social Prescribing Day – 26 March! We were delighted to welcome speakers from Big Health, Sleep Action and […]
Key Messages: SCLWN Leads Peer Support Event – February
We held our latest Peer Support event for SCLWN Programme Leads on Wednesday 25 February where the group heard about Argyll and Bute’s experiences of establishing community link worker programmes […]
Key Messages: “Prevention: The Golden Ticket to Tackling Scotland’s Health Inequalities”
Voluntary Health Scotland had the opportunity to host a panel session on day 1 of SCVO’s The Gathering 2026. We welcomed 90 attendees and our session, chaired by VHS Chief […]
