Culture Health and Wellbeing: Keeping the Conversation Going

Following on from the VHS Annual conference exploring a possible ‘Manifesto for culture, health and wellbeing’ and as part of VHS’s commitment to keep the conversation going on culture and […]
Culture Health and Wellbeing: Keeping the Conversation Going

Following on from the VHS Annual conference exploring a possible ‘Manifesto for culture, health and wellbeing’ and as part of VHS’s commitment to keep the conversation going on culture and […]
Sir Harry Burns on The Failure of Public Policy

At our annual conference, Professor Sir Harry Burns talked to John Macgill of www.healthandcare.scot about the voluntary sector’s role in tackling despair. Here we publish the interview in full. Public […]
VHS Membership Survey Results 2018

In July 2018 VHS sent out a membership survey to its 156 member organisations. We received 73 completed surveys. 32 member organisations provided their details whilst 41 provided responded anonymously. […]
Key Messages: VHS Annual Conference- Get The Picture

VHS hosted our 2018 Annual Conference on 20th November in Edinburgh. The event had over 150 delegates registered with 15 Exhibitors, 8 Posters on display and 12 contributors to the […]
Sarah’s blog: Getting The Picture with Dr John Ennis

Whilst chairing VHS’s busy annual conference Get the Picture: Culture, Health and Wellbeing, Dr John Ennis took time out to catch up with me. Professor Sir Harry Burns’ opening keynote […]
More About Us: VHS Annual Review 2018

We have just published our smart new Annual Review – find out more about our impact since April 2017 and what our Members have to say about us. Download here: VHS […]
Claire’s blog: Getting the Picture

The worlds of health, care, arts and culture will converge at VHS’s annual conference next Tuesday (20th November 2018) as we bring them together in an exploration of the role […]
Andy’s Blog: The Chemist and the Poet are both right

Culture Counts is the collective voice of Scotland’s cultural sector. Members are the umbrella organisations from the arts, screen, heritage and creative industries. The group formed in 2011 to advocate […]
Jason’s Blog: Shoulder to Shoulder

Healthy male social environments have been almost non-existent and under-represented in the Western World culture for hundreds of years. Finally, there is now such a thing which is not only […]