Valuing and Sustaining Volunteering in Health Conference

Valuing and Sustaining Volunteering in Health Tuesday 14 May 2019 The Studio, 67 Hope Street, Glasgow ****FULLY BOOKED**** This full-day conference will explore good practice in volunteering where […]
Scottish Government issues Clear Pathway guidance to Health Boards

Professor Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director, Scottish Government Healthcare Quality and Improvement Directorate, has written formally to the Chairs of Health Boards to draw their attention to VHS’s Clear Pathway Guidance. Professor […]
Conference Key Messages: Volunteering the Golden Thread in Health

On 14th of September VHS held a conference, ‘Volunteering the Golden Thread in Health’, which brought together over 120 delegates to discuss volunteering by third sector organisations in an NHS setting. The […]
Help complete picture of third sector volunteering in health

Can you spare five minutes to tell us how you involve volunteers in NHS settings in Scotland? You can help us to complete our data collection for Clear Pathway by […]
Volunteering: The Golden Thread in Health

A free conference to explore how the NHS, the third sector and other health and social care partners can collaborate to create high-quality impact volunteering that enhances service delivery and […]
Volunteering: The Golden Thread in Health

A free conference to explore how the NHS, the third sector and other health and social care partners can collaborate to create high-quality impact volunteering that enhances service delivery and […]
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 […]
Clear Pathway

Clear Pathway is a collaborative new project that VHS is delivering from May 2016 onwards. It aims to support safe, effective and person centred volunteering in NHS settings, with the focus […]
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.