Understanding the lived experience of COVID-19 for marginalised communities
Written by the Inclusion Health Lived Experience Research Working Group, on behalf of Inclusion Health Partnership. Background Research was conducted by the Inclusion Health Partnership to develop and deepen the […]
VHS AGM and Annual Lecture 2022
Mark St Andrew’s Day with VHS by joining us for our Annual Lecture and AGM on Wednesday 30th November 2022, and enjoy a networking lunch of miniature haggis, neeps and […]
Bushra’s Blog: Tackling organ and tissue donation inequalities in South Asian communities
Working in partnership Since 2014 Kidney Research UK has been working in partnership with the Scottish Government and NHS Blood and Transplant (Scotland) to train and manage a Peer Educator […]
CPG Health Inequalities: Active, Healthy and Creative Children in Scotland
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on Tuesday 1 February at 12.30 online via Zoom with the meeting chaired by Brian Whittle MSP. Meeting topic: Active approaches to […]
VHS Annual Conference 2022: Fair Health- Who gets it?
Wednesday 26th October 2022, Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow Book your place here. Fair Health, Who gets it? Our first face to face conference since the pandemic, we are delighted to […]
Key Messages: Members Meeting January 2022
Voluntary Health Scotland members met online to reflect on the year and look at priorities for 2022 Tuesday 25 of January The wide-ranging discussion covered organisations’ individual services and workstreams, […]
NPF4, what’s health got to do with it?
I think it’s fair to say that analysing a national planning framework is quite a daunting prospect for many of us working in the health and social care sector. Planning […]
Updating the SIGN guidelines for the care of deteriorating patients
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, is seeking participants with lived experience to join a multi-disciplinary group that will update the SIGN guideline on care […]
Consultation Response: Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs, Islands & Natural Environment (RAINE) Committee is leading the scrutiny of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill. The Bill requires the Scottish Government and relevant […]
Nicola’s Blog: Demonstrating CLWs’ Impact on Tackling Health Inequalities
Voluntary Health Scotland worked recently with Evaluation Support Scotland to offer a workshop for Community Link Workers on demonstrating the impact of their work on tackling health inequalities.
