Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: January 2018

The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will meet in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 25th January 2018. The main topic for discussion is Scotland’s new Health and Social Care Standards and […]
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: January 2018

The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will meet in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 25th January 2018. The main topic for discussion is Scotland’s new Health and Social Care Standards and […]
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: December 2017

The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 7th December 2017 at 1pm in Committee Room 2. Meeting Topic: […]
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: December 2017

The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 7th December 2017 at 1pm in Committee Room 2. Meeting Topic: […]
Scottish Parliament Evening Reception: Celebrating the Health Inequalities CPG
We are delighted to host an evening reception in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament kindly sponsored by Clare Haughey MSP. The reception will celebrate the work of the […]
Scottish Parliament Evening Reception: Celebrating the Health Inequalities CPG
We are delighted to host an evening reception in the Garden Lobby of the Scottish Parliament kindly sponsored by Clare Haughey MSP. The reception will celebrate the work of the […]
Key Messages: Gold Star Exemplars: Third sector approaches to Community Link Working across Scotland

A report setting out the extensive and varied nature of third sector approaches to community link working across Scotland was launched by VHS on 27th June 2017 at a well […]
Lesley’s Blog: Is loneliness among older people putting them at risk of harm and abuse?

As our new Helpline moves into its sixth month of operation, call trends are confirming an issue we’ve been hearing about for some time – that some older people are […]
Claire’s blog: A National Strategy to Tackle Social Isolation and Loneliness

Recently I was delighted to give the opening address at the Scottish Government’s stakeholder event on developing a National Strategy to Tackle Social Isolation and Loneliness. Here’s a summary of […]
How Can Social Marketing Help Us Develop a Strategic Approach to Loneliness?

VHS have been working with Glasgow Caledonian University lecturer Brian Smith and his students, who worked in 4 teams to address the following brief for VHS: “Design a business to business social […]