Health Policy Officers Network: Digital Health and Care Strategy
On 4th April the Health Policy Officers Network invited Mark Simpson, Communications and Engagement Manager at the Scottish Government eHealth division and Zahid Deen Digital Health and Care Strategic Lead […]
Health Policy Officers Network: Brexit, Health and Social Care
On 22nd March 2018 the Health Policy Officers Network met with the Scottish Parliament SPICe Team to discuss the possible implications of Brexit on Health and Social Care in Scotland. […]
Spotlight on Healthy n Happy
This month, Jenny Lester, Communications and Marketing Assistant at VHS, met with Rebecca Haack, the Operations Director, and Healthy n Happy. The community development trust work towards healthy and happy […]
A Weighty Issue: Understanding and Action on Health and Obesity Graphic
The following infographic reflects the key messages from our event A Weighty Issue: Understanding and Action on Health and Obesity at the 2018 Gathering in February. You can also read the […]
#StayMobileStayConnected
ROAR is a charity that provides preventative health and wellbeing clubs and community based projects for older adults. Their latest campaign #staymobilestayconnected has engaged and empowered older people in Renfrewshire […]
Making Time for A Connected Scotland
We have created a handy timeline to capture some of our work on loneliness and health over the last 15 months, gathering most of our briefings, blogs and presentations onto this one […]
CPG on Health Inequalities: Health and Social Care Standards 25th January 2018
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on 25th January 2018 to consider the Health and Social Care Standards 2017 and health inequalities. Dr Fiona Wardell, Team Lead for the […]
CPG on Health Inequalities: Culture and Health 7th December 2017
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on 7th December 2017 to discuss culture, arts and health. Read the Minutes During 2017 and 2018 the Scottish Government is working on Developing A Culture […]
What’s new? Read our March 2018 e-bulletin
Our latest news e-bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations. Download it here or sign-up to get it direct each month.
Summary Briefing: New GP Contract
VHS have completed a summary briefing which provides a general overview of the new GP contract for a third sector audience and details the changes to Primary Care and the […]
