Election 2026: Campaigning for Health Creation!
The Scottish Parliament Election took place on the 7th May 2026. Whilst the election has passed, the real influencing of MSPs starts now! This page will share our plans for […]
VHS Response: Third Sector Partnership Announcement
We are delighted that the Scottish Government has pledged to develop a formal agreement with the third sector. This commitment, which is subject to the election result in May, reflects […]
VHS Response: New 10 Year Public Health Scotland Strategy
At VHS, we are thrilled, but not surprised, to see health equity and the shift to prevention as central pillars of the ambitious Public Health Scotland (PHS) 10-year strategy. These […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – Out Now!
Our first newsletter of 2026 is out now with all the latest news on upcoming events, training, news and resources. We hope you enjoy it. You can read the newsletter […]
Policy News: January Edition
The January edition of VHS Policy News is out now! This monthly bulletin provides opportunities to contribute to our policy work, updates on recent VHS policy activity, as well as […]
VHS Response: Scottish Budget 2026-27 and Spending Review
There is a lot to be celebrated in the Scottish Government’s spending commitments detailed yesterday regarding prevention and health creation. However, the lack of explicit reference to the third sector […]
Joint Statement on Prevention: Putting the ‘hard-to-do’ parts of preventative policy into practice
Ahead of the Scottish Budget next week, VHS, The ALLIANCE, Scottish Community Development Centre and Edinburgh Community Health Forum have prepared a follow-up to last year’s joint statement on prevention […]
Sarah’s Blog: Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector?
Our wonderful third sector is not in the best of health and, ahead of this year’s election, improving our sector’s life expectancy is a key priority. Fair Funding and formal […]
Policy News: December Edition
The December edition of VHS Policy News is out now! This monthly bulletin provides opportunities to contribute to our policy work, updates on recent VHS policy activity, as well as […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
The December edition of the Network’s newsletter is out now with all the usual updates on training, events and resources. You can read it here. We wish you a restful […]
