Seminar: Community Link Working in the Third Sector
Voluntary Health Scotland are hosting a free afternoon seminar to mark the launch of our new report: Gold Star Exemplars: Third Sector Approaches to Community Link Working Across Scotland. The […]
VHS @ The Gathering 2017: A national strategy to tackle social isolation and loneliness
Join VHS at our event at the Gathering 2017 on the 23 February at the SECC in Glasgow to discuss a national strategy to tackle social isolation and loneliness. Find out more […]
VHS @ The Gathering 2017: A national strategy to tackle social isolation and loneliness
Join VHS at our event at the Gathering 2017 on the 23 February at the SECC in Glasgow to discuss a national strategy to tackle social isolation and loneliness. Find out more […]
Rob’s Blog: HPON on Cross Party Groups
HPON or the Health Policy Officers Network is a peer support network of Health Policy Officers in small to medium sized organisations who meet to discuss policy issues affecting the […]
Margaret’s blog: What would a good society look like?
Back on 1st September 2016 I represented VHS at a discussion organised by the Glasgow Council for Voluntary Sector on what makes for a ‘good society’. The aim being to share […]
Norman’s blog: keeping faith in older people with dementia
Sterling efforts are being made by Faith in Older People (FIOP) to involve churches throughout Scotland in providing help to people with dementia and those supporting them. There is still […]
Summary Briefing of ‘Social Work in Scotland’
This briefing summarises the Social Work in Scotland audit report for a third sector audience. The report has been prepared by Audit Scotland for the Accounts Commission in September 2016. […]
Nicola’s blog: self-management messages – more of a nudge than a shove
Is there still a rebellious child lurking in all of us? Well, all I can say is that mine is alive and well. I am extremely self-motivated to do what […]
Kiren’s Blog: Meeting with the Health and Sport Committee
During my third week in post as the new Policy Engagement Officer at VHS I attended my first Health Policy Officer’s Network (HPON) meeting which took place at the Scottish […]
Claire’s blog: what does Brexit mean for health?
Holyrood Magazine’s editor Mandy Rhodes hosted a fascinating panel discussion (22nd September 2016) on Brexit’s implications for health. Panel members were GCU’s Professor Alison Britton, Labour health spokesman Anas Sarwar […]
