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 […]
Sue’s Blog: Establishing The World’s First Virtual Children’s Hospice
With our two hospices offering emergency care in order to safeguard families during the first national lockdown in March 2020, CHAS had to dramatically transform the way in which we […]
Felicity’s Blog: Reaching & serving new parents during the pandemic
The National Breastfeeding Helpline has always strived to provide an accessible service that is equal for all who need it. We are open from 9.30am-9.30pm 365 days a year on […]
Kirsty’s blog: Oral Health Education and Ethnic Minorities
Inclusion oral health is of vital importance to reduce the burden of oral disease in Scotland. Link Net aim to reduce this inequality along with inequalities in education, employment, and […]
Neil’s Blog: The Brain Tumour Charity’s Step-By-Step Interactive Guide
Finding yourself in a medical crisis, such as discovering you have a brain tumour, is usually a deeply upsetting and often terrifying challenge. Even if you have had a sense […]
Iona’s Blog: Art and Minds – Taking Room for Art a step further…
Room for Art is a social prescribing project run by Art in Healthcare. Providing visual arts on a weekly basis to adults in at least seven areas of Edinburgh, we […]
