Annette’s Blog: Fit for Purpose
On the 28th of September the Age Action Group launched their report – Fit for Purpose: Inclusive Housing and Social Care for Older LGBT+ People. Over 30 people from voluntary […]
Funding guaranteed to sustain Glasgow City’s community link worker programme
The Scottish Government has committed to providing the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership with up to £1.2m for 2024-25 to sustain community link worker capacity in Glasgow. This […]
Shaping the Future of our Health and Healthcare: the VHS Big Debate and AGM
A warm invitation to all our member organisations. Join us for this year’s AGM event on 30th November, with a St Andrew’s Day themed lunch to celebrate our National Day […]
Rob’s blog: Reflecting on My Journey as a Voluntary Health Scotland Trustee
As my tenure as a Trustee and Chair of Voluntary Health Scotland comes to a close after six wonderful years, it’s a moment of reflection and introspection on the remarkable […]
Public Sector Equality Duty Review Update
In a recent letter addressed to colleagues, including VHS, Emma Roddick MSP, the Minister for Equalities, Migration, and Refugees in Scotland, provided an update on the ongoing review of the […]
Minutes and presentations: Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities October 2023
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on Wednesday 4th of October 2023 via zoom. This meeting was chaired by co-convenor Emma Harper MSP and part of the meeting […]
Key Messages and Presentations: VHS Annual Conference 2023
VHS hosted our annual conference on 25th October 2023 at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, titled The Health Creators Summit. View the photos from the day: (click to scroll through them) […]
VHS Annual Conference 2023 Poster Finalists!
This year our 2023 Poster Competition Theme is Health Creators We invited proposals from organisations for Poster Submissions to create a visualisation of their work around ‘Health Creators’ with a […]
Dr Sarah’s Blog: “There’s always hope”
Improving access to clinical trials for people living with secondary breast cancer Secondary breast cancer, also known as metastatic, advanced or stage 4, is breast cancer that has spread to […]
Cara’s Blog: A lifeline when no one else wants to give you an answer
The Breastfeeding Network’s Drugs in Breastmilk Service Context: It is widely recognised that breastfeeding is important to women, babies and wider society and yet the UK has some of the […]
