VHS August e-Newsletter

The VHS August 2024 e-Newsletter is out now. Packed with news, events and updates. We hope you enjoy! Read it here. If you’d like to receive the e:Newsletter please sign […]
Linking health and heat: Home Energy Scotland

Living in a cold damp home negatively impacts physical and mental health. Scottish Government analysis has shown that it’s 15% more likely for someone living in an energy inefficient household […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network newsletter out now!

Our July newsletter is out now with all the usual updates on events, training and resources. You can open it here Happy reading!
VHS welcomes incorporation of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Last week, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (Incorporation) Act came into force. The Act requires public authorities to take steps to ensure that their […]
Paul’s Blog: Addressing health inequalities has never been more important

In celebrating VHS’s 20th anniversary, if ever there was a time for us as an organisation to exist it surely is now. Over the past ten years, health inequalities in […]
Third Sector Funding Principles Consultation- Kitchen Table Discussion

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 […]
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities- September 2024 Meeting

Topic: Third Sector and Health Inequalities Join us on the 11 September at 6pm, either in person or online, for our next meeting of the Cross Party Group on Health […]
Scottish Parliament Recognition of VHS on our 20th Anniversary

Voluntary Health Scotland is delighted that a motion has been submitted in Parliament on June 11th by Emma Harper, MSP, for the 20th Anniversary of Voluntary Health Scotland. The Motion […]
VHS June e-Newsletter

The VHS June 2024 e-Newsletter is out now. Packed with news, events and updates. We hope you enjoy! Read it here. If you’d like to receive the e:Newsletter please sign […]
Wilma’s Blog: Reflections on Voluntary Health Scotland

I joined the board of VHS some three and a half years ago and how time has just flown in. What I have been most impressed by is the energy […]