Dr Raghib’s Blog: Our Future Health will change the way diseases are treated – but we need help to ensure everyone in Scotland can reap the benefits.

Today, millions of people spend many years of their life in poor health, suffering from common diseases like cancer, dementia and heart disease. As an NHS doctor, I know that […]
Salena’s Blog: Window to Our World photo project

A picture can be worth a thousand words and family photos capture treasured moments and the sometimes joyful, sometimes messy, reality of family life together. As part of Family Fund’s […]
Partnership Approach to Mental Health Distress

Voluntary Health Scotland currently sits on a Partnership Delivery Group (PDG), alongside the Scottish Police Authority, Police Scotland, COSLA and other health and social care partners. The PDG was established […]
Voluntary Health Scotland Responds to Third Sector Funding Principles Consultation

Following a kitchen table discussion with our members on 30 July, Voluntary Health Scotland has submitted a response to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s Third Sector Funding Principles […]
Voluntary Health Scotland Responds to Disclosure Scotland Fees Consultation

Following engagement with our members at our recent Members Meet-Up on 21 May 2024, Voluntary Health Scotland has submitted a response to the Disclosure Scotland fees consultation. In our response, […]
Human Rights Bill- Kitchen Table Discussion

VHS are hosting a Kitchen Table discussion, in person, at our office in Edinburgh, on the morning of Tuesday 5th September, to discuss the Scottish Government Human Rights Bill Consultation. […]
Understanding barriers to accessing primary care- a third sector response

We invite third sector organisations to join us at our next online Members Meet Up, where we want to hear your views on the barriers people face when accessing primary care, […]
It’s All Rights: The Human Rights Bill Consultation & the Right to Health

Join to learn more about why the consultation matters, how it relates to the right to health, and how you might want to respond. Book your place here. The Scottish […]
VHS Members Meet Up: National Outcomes Review

May 2023 On the 10th May 2023, Voluntary Health Scotland held a Members Meet Up to discuss the Scottish Government’s review of the national outcomes and inform the VHS consultation […]
Consultation: FOI and access to information rights in Scotland

We need your feedback! Access to information rights is an unusual topic for our network, but there are important reforms to legislation being consulted on which could impact many third […]