HPON: Planning (Scotland) Bill
The Health Policy Officers Network or HPON is a peer support network of Health Policy Officers in small to medium sized organisations who meet to discuss policy issues affecting the […]
British Red Cross Blog: Maintaining mobility
Imagine you have just had surgery on your hip after a bad fall. You’ve been in hospital recovering and you’ve been told you mustn’t put any weight on your leg. […]
What’s new? Read our August 2018 bulletin
Our latest e-bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations. Download it here Or sign up to receive it each month
Jennifer’s Blog: Active travel as a real solution to growing levels of physical inactivity
The vision of the newly published Scotland’s Physical Activity Delivery Plan is for a Scotland where more people are more active, more often. And it’s clear to see why. Participation in […]
Claire’s blog: public health reform gains momentum
I thought it timely to give an update on the Public Health Reform programme, including recent developments and VHS’s role. As a member of the overall Public Health Oversight Board […]
Kate’s blog: Community Link Workers in Scotland Update
Last year VHS published Gold Star Exemplars , a report into third sector approaches to community link working in Scotland. This was commissioned by the Scottish Government in response to the SNP […]
What’s new? Read our July 2018 bulletin
Our latest news bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations. Download it here or sign up to receive it each month.
Claire’s blog: what’s in a strategy?
Organisational strategies are not always the most exciting thing to share and people can be cynical about their value, but I’d really like you to look at our new one […]
Conference Key Messages: Tomorrow’s World Today
The future of mental health in Scotland was under the spotlight on 14th June in Stirling, at our collaborative conference with the Open University in Scotland and Support in Mind […]
Public health registrar reflects on third sector collaboration
In May we reported that close collaboration between the third sector and the Scottish Public Health Network (ScotPHN) had ensured the new Healthcare Needs Assessment of Gender Identity Services in Scotland (HCNA) took […]
