Unequal lives, unjust deaths
Voluntary Health Scotland launched a programme of events to address health inequalities across the life course. Health inequalities are differences in health status and outcomes between different groups of people. People […]
Scottish Parliament passes Public Bodies Act
Scottish Parliament passed the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday 25 February 2014, following stage 3 amendments and parliamentary debate. The Bill aims to integrate health and social […]
Connecting people: A fairer, healthier Scotland
On 19 and 20 February, Voluntary Health Scotland attended, exhibited and held an event at the 10th annual Gathering. Across the two days, we met many passionate people from across […]
VHS launches new health inequalities postcards
VHS launched a new series of postcards at The Gathering on 19 February 2014. The postcards raise awareness of the work in the voluntary sector to tackle health inequalities, and complemented the […]
Fast Forward Spotlight
This month James Evans, Health Inequalities Volunteer at VHS, met with Alastair MacKinnon Chief Executive of Fast Forward. Founded in 1987, and recently celebrating their 25 anniversary, Fast Forward are […]
Community Empowerment
The Scottish Government consultation on the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill closed on 24 January 2014. The proposed Bill aims to make the most of the talents that exist in our […]
Rowan Alba Spotlight
This month James Evans, Health Inequalities Volunteer (Voluntary Health Scotland) met with Helen Carlin, Chief Executive of Rowan Alba. The unusual name is because, in Celtic mythology, the Rowan tree […]
VHS launches new project – offering free Websites
Digital Inclusion for Health is offering ten health organisations an opportunity to develop a complete web package. Voluntary Health Scotland secured funding from the Scottish Government to provide this service […]
Discussing Community Empowerment
Voluntary Health Scotland is holding a sounding board on Friday 17 January 2014, to discuss the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill. The Scottish Government launched its consultation on the Community Empowerment […]
Drawing It All Together: VHS Annual Symposium
Voluntary Health Scotland held its 9th Annual General Meeting on Thursday 28 November 2013. This was accompanied by a Symposium to explore and discuss four big inter-connected themes: Weathering the storm? […]
