Rob’s blog: Health Policy Officers Network gets underway
Recently, the Queens Nursing Institute Scotland and VHS agreed there was potential for a networking group of policy officers based in health. Working in smaller organisations can be difficult, in terms of limited […]
Catherine’s blog – some parting words…
Today marks my final day with VHS and, although my time here has been relatively brief, a lot has happened in the past 8 months in health policy world and […]
VHS study – scoping community links workers
The Scottish Government has commissioned VHS to carry out a scoping exercise to inform the development of a national Community Link Workers programme. This is to honour the SNP 2016 […]
VHS Membership Survey 2016 – Results Report
In May 2016, VHS sent out a membership survey to its 156 member organisations. 87 completed surveys were received, covering 57 member organisations (37% response rate). A small number of […]
Catherine’s blog – Realistic medicine: I thought the doctor(s) knew best too…
“Doctors generally choose less treatment for themselves than they provide for their patients” That’s what Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Catherine Calderwood highlighted to delegates at the final plenary of the NHS Scotland Event […]
Claire’s Blog – Measuring the Success of the Government’s Health Debate
Cabinet Secretary for Health Shona Robison led the Scottish Government’s Parliamentary debate on health on Tuesday 7th June. VHS went along to the public gallery to listen, mainly to hear […]
Katie’s blog: Making the choice to eradicate health inequalities
Inequality is a moral issue, Martyn Evans, Chief Executive at the Carnegie UK Trust, told those assembled at VHS’s and Open University’s joint Understanding the Gap conference in Stirling on […]
Clear Pathway exploring NHS and third sector volunteering
Work with volunteers in an NHS setting? From a third sector organisation? Then find out more about Clear Pathway! Launched as part of Volunteers’ Week, Clear Pathway is a collaborative project exploring […]
Conference Key Messages: Understanding the Gap
On 1st June 2016, Voluntary Health Scotland, in partnership with the Open University Scotland, held a conference Understanding the Gap: How Research can help us Address Health Inequalities in Scotland. The […]
VHS Briefing Paper for Scottish Government debate 7th June 2016: Taking Scotland Forward – delivering a healthier Scotland
Ahead of today’s (7th June 2016) Scottish Government debate, Taking Scotland Forward – delivering a healthier Scotland, VHS has sent MSPs the below briefing paper which highlights key points to note from the […]
