Lampard report and NHS volunteering: implications for the third sector
The Lampard report was published in England and Wales following investigations into the activities of Jimmy Savile relating to the NHS. Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Health Council are working together to explore the implications of the Lampard Report for NHSScotland and third sector volunteers.
VHS welcomes NHS commitment to action on health inequalities
VHS has welcomed the launch of a new series of briefings from NHS Health Scotland which will provide evidence-informed recommendations for tackling the inequalities in our society and their impact on people’s health.
VHS wins prestigious NHSScotland award
A VHS poster submitted to this year’s NHSScotland Event has come first in its category (Improving the Health of the Population). The ‘Living in the Gap’ poster provides the key findings of our recent report and illustrates the impact of the voluntary health sector with a number of case study vignettes.
Mental health and smoking: a voluntary sector perspective
ASH Scotland, the independent Scottish charity taking action to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, worked with VHS during April-May 2015 on an area of mutual interest: mental health. VHS […]
Mental Health and Wellbeing Focus Group
VHS’s Living in the Gap report drew attention to a correlation between health inequalities and poor mental health, social isolation and loneliness. It highlighted the significant involvement of our sector […]
Equal Partners Article in Children in Scotland Magazine
For the last year ACOSVO, Children in Scotland and Voluntary Health Scotland have been working together as part of an Equal Partners Programme. Read the full article about the partnership […]
‘Living in the Gap’ will be at NHSScotland Event
Voluntary Health Scotland have been chosen to present a poster on our recently launched health inequalities report: Living in the Gap at the NHSScotland Event in June at the SECC […]
VHS Strategy 2015 – 2018
From April 2015 VHS embarks on a new three year strategy which will take the organisation through to March 2018. The strategy was developed by the VHS Board and staff, informed by […]
Living in the Gap Parliamentary Event
Following the launch of our Living in the Gap report on Wednesday the 18th of March, an evening reception for VHS was held in the Scottish Parliament to discuss the […]
VHS launches Living in the Gap
A new VHS report, published today (18 March), shows that Scotland’s health charities play an essential role in reducing the impact of poverty and poor health on individuals, families and […]
