Ygam Blog: Raising greater awareness around gaming and gambling harms
Ygam is an award-winning charity with a mission to prevent children and young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms, through awareness-raising, education, and research. Since its inception in 2014, […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
Read all the latest Network information in April’s newsletter here.
Rebecca’s Blog: Supporting Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs
Scottish Families is a national charity which supports anyone affected by someone else’s alcohol or drug use in Scotland, whether they are still actively using substances, are in recovery, or […]
Finalists for Scottish Community Link Worker Network Awards 2025 announced.
VHS and our Scottish Community Link Worker Network are excited to announce the finalists for our Scottish Community Link Worker Network Awards 2025. This is an important announcement as for […]
VHS April e-Newsletter
The VHS April 2025 e-Newsletter is out now. Packed with news, events and updates. We hope you enjoy! Read it here. If you’d like to receive the e:Newsletter please sign up here. […]
Key Messages: SCLWN Neurodiversity Workshop
Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network hosted a workshop on Neurodiversity on the 1st of April, in partnership with Nelly Whaley, Training Manager at Salvesen Mindroom. […]
Natasha’s Blog: Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a fantastic annual opportunity to raise awareness of bowel cancer, the fourth most common cancer in Scotland. The earlier bowel cancer is spotted, the […]
Key Messages: Missingness in Healthcare
VHS hosted an engagement event on 26 March with Andrea Williamson, Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health at the University of Glasgow. This event followed on from a presentation […]
Professor Andrea Williamson’s Blog: Applying a ‘Missingness Lens’ to Healthcare
What is Missingness in Healthcare? Missingness is a term that encapsulates a persistent and troubling pattern—when individuals repeatedly miss healthcare opportunities, which can lead to adverse health outcomes. It is […]
Marks’s Blog- Breaking the Cycle: A Bold Vision for Integrating Health and Social Care in Scotland
Mark McAllister is the Organisational Lead for Strategic Development at Public Health Scotland. The future of prevention lies in partnership working and that’s why I was pleased to speak to […]
