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Health at the Heart of Communities: Annual Conference Key Messages

October 8, 2021

VHS hosted our annual conference of 2021 online on the 6th October. We were delighted to be joined by so many attendees from across sectors and across Scotland to discuss ‘Health at the Heart of Communities’.

We were delighted to be joined by:

  • Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government
  • Dave Caesar, Senior Strategic Advisor, Health Workforce, Scottish Government
  • Paul Okroj, Director People Driven Development, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
  • Claire Stevens, Chief Executive, Voluntary Health Scotland
  • Justina Murray, CEO, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs
  •  Frances Simpson, Chief Executive, Support in Mind Scotland
  • Laura Van Der Hoeven, Head of External Engagement, Families Outside

Read our Key Messages Report here.

View the Power Point Presentations here:

Dave Caesar, Scottish Government Presentation

Norman McKinley, British Red Cross Presentation

Thank you to all our poster presenters of the 2021 Annual Poster Competition.

You can view all the posters and the blogs here.

Congratulations to our 2021 Winner: Brain Tumour Charity

We were delighted that we had the support from our exhibitors at the event.

Find out more about them all here.

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