VHS and the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group are delighted to be hosting an event as part of the Festival of Politics in the Scottish Parliament in August. Book here. Health inequalities mean that people who are living with social, economic, physical disadvantages are more likely to experience ill-health and to die earlier. Our event […]
VHS are hosting a Kitchen Table discussion, online, on the 30th July, to discuss the Pre-budget 2025-26 scrutiny of Third sector funding principles. We have invited selected members, challengers and critical friends to join us at the Kitchen Table. Please contact Lauren Blair if you would like to express and interest in attending. Your views will […]
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network invites you to join us with Age Scotland at this workshop on the 12th of June online via Zoom. Many older people in Scotland aren't claiming the benefits that they are entitled to, even though the additional income could make a big difference to their daily lives. Age Scotland’s […]
This CPG meeting has had to be cancelled due to parliamentary business. A new date will be released soon. Topic: Third Sector and Health Inequalities Join us on the 4th June at 6pm for our next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities. The meeting will take place online via Zoom and […]
Join us on the 29th May 2024 We are delighted that we are hosting the second Scottish Community Link Worker Annual Conference on the 29th May in Glasgow. Scottish Community Link Worker Conference 2024 Agenda Confirmed Keynote speakers: Neil Gray MSP, Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Dr Catherine Labinjoh, National Clinical […]
VHS would like to invite you to our next members meet up on the 21 May at 10am on Zoom. 2024 is a year of celebration for VHS as we mark 20 years of our charity. The theme of 2024 is "Vital Health Sector" as this captures the role that our members play in the […]
***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for these Community Link Workers are also welcome to attend.*** This event will take place online on Zoom. Our 6th Knowledge Exchange event will take place on Wednesday 24th April from 10am – […]
Join us at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the evening of the 27th March to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of VHS. As well as welcoming our member organisations and celebrating their work tackling health inequalities, the event will also mark the last VHS event for current Chief Executive, Claire Stevens, and the first VHS event […]
Join us on the 21st of March to feed into the independent review of community learning and development with the Scottish Government. At the event, the Independent Reviewer Kate Still will provide some background information and a brief overview of the review; then we will have guided discussion on CLD led by the Secretariat around […]
***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland*** Our peer support events are all about promoting community link workers’ wellbeing and enabling them to share learning and good practice to support them in their roles. During our February peer support event, we are […]
