What’s new? Read our June 2017 e-bulletin
Our latest news bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations. Download it here – or sign up to get it direct each month. Subscribe to […]
Health Policy Officers Network: taking stock “The best bit is that there are no stupid questions”

The Health Policy Officers Network or HPON is a peer support network for health policy officers working in small to medium sized charities. The group is administered jointly by Voluntary […]
VHS Briefing – The Health and Social Care Delivery Plan

This briefing report aims to provide an overview of the Scottish Government’s Health and Social Care Delivery Plan. The scope of this briefing is to highlight areas of interest and […]
Lorraine’s Blog: Looking through a public health lens – what did we see?

Audit Scotland has an interest in improving the health of the population – indeed, don’t we all? How do we know what’s value for money, what works and what’s important […]
What’s new? Read our May 2017 e-bulletin.
Our latest news bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations. Download it here – or why not sign up to get it direct each month? […]
Claire’s blog: A National Strategy to Tackle Social Isolation and Loneliness

Recently I was delighted to give the opening address at the Scottish Government’s stakeholder event on developing a National Strategy to Tackle Social Isolation and Loneliness. Here’s a summary of […]
Key Messages: Helensburgh Mental Health and Social Support Workshop

Loneliness and social isolation, funding challenges and partnership opportunities were to the fore of discussion at our workshop on mental health and social support in Helensburgh. VHS, Support in Mind […]
How Can Social Marketing Help Us Develop a Strategic Approach to Loneliness?

VHS have been working with Glasgow Caledonian University lecturer Brian Smith and his students, who worked in 4 teams to address the following brief for VHS: “Design a business to business social […]
What’s new? Read our April 2017 e-bulletin
Our latest news bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations. Download it here – or why not sign up to get it direct each month? Subscribe […]
VHS response to: Places, people and planning: A consultation on the future of the Scottish planning system

The Scottish Government are consulting on “places, people & planning” which sets out twenty proposals for change which aim to strengthen the planning system and support sustainable economic growth across […]