Doug’s Blog: why past military service matters for health and wellbeing in later life
Imagine a military veteran. Are you picturing someone standing proud, wearing a blazer with medals? Or someone whose life has fallen apart because of traumatic experiences during a conflict? It’s […]
Could you be our new Communications and Membership Officer?
VHS is recruiting our first Communications and Membership Officer, an exciting new role which will sit at the heart of our staff team. Hours: 21 a week Salary: £30,723 pro […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
Our July Network Newsletter is out now! In this month’s edition, we have the usual news from around the Network including our autumn series of events. You can read the […]
Community of Practice on Addressing Racialised Inequalities
20 July 2023 The Scottish Government is establishing a community of practice on racialised inequalities in health and social care. It is to be jointly administered by Public Health Scotland’s […]
Health Policy Officers Network Knowledge Exchange
June 2023 The Health Policy Officers Network collaborated with the Scottish Parliament’s Participation and Communities Team to hold a knowledge exchange event in the parliament. We heard from Ewan about […]
Lucy’s Blog: Exploring Health Inequalities in Scotland through a Human Rights Lens
Incorporating international human rights law into Scots law is essential for safeguarding the rights and well-being of people accessing healthcare services. It will provide a robust legal framework for ensuring […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
Our June Network Newsletter is out now! In this month’s edition, we have the usual news from around the Network. We are also pleased to announce the publication of our […]
Minutes and presentations: Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities June 2023
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on the 14th of June. This was a hybrid meeting, held in the Parliament and online. The meeting was chaired by Emma […]
Interim Report: Scottish Community Link Worker Network – Mapping Research
Over the last few months Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network have been carrying out research to find out more about community link worker programmes across […]
VHS Response: National Outcomes Review Consultation
9th June 2023 Voluntary Health Scotland responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the National Outcomes Review. During the preparation for this consultation, VHS held a Members Meet Up to […]
