VHS Sounding Board: Health Inequalities
VHS Sounding Board: Third Sector Contribution to Narrowing Health Inequalities Thursday 17 October 2013, 9.45 – 14.00 (Lunch included) Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL Thursday 17 […]
Living with Eczema
Eczema Outreach Scotland, formed in 2011, supports people affected by eczema. It provides support, practical advice and networking opportunities to families of children and young people suffering from the condition. […]
Food for thought
Susan Lowes, VHS Policy and Engagement Officer and Scottish Government officials, Karen McCallum-Smith and Susie Warden, recently met with Anita Aggarwal, Senior Development Worker at Pilton Community Health Project. Karen […]
Health and Social Care in Transition: VHS Member Event
Health and Social Care in Transition: VHS Member Event Monday 1 July 2013 The Scottish Government has now published the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Bill. The Bill introduces the […]
Health Inequalities Task Force listens to community & third sector evidence
Cohesive, resilient communities are the key factor in the battle against health inequalities and cannot be achieved without strong cross-sectorial partnership working and sustained, long-term investment. These themes were explored at length when Voluntary Health Scotland and eight other intermediary bodies met with the Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities on 16th April 2013…
Health Inequalities and Physical Activity a Priority for Public Services
New Scottish Government guidance published to ensure the next round of Single Outcome Agreements ‘puts prevention at the heart of public services’.
Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities reconvenes
The Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities has been reconvened to examine what still needs done to narrow the health gap between the richest and poorest people in Scotland
Charity calls for action on fuel poverty report
The interim report of the Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum, on which Age Scotland sits, has been published and its findings endorsed by the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Alex Neil. Late […]
