Health Policy Officers Network
The Health Policy Officers Network or HPON is a peer support network for health policy officers working in small to medium sized charities. The group is administered jointly by Voluntary […]
Catherine’s blog – some parting words…
Today marks my final day with VHS and, although my time here has been relatively brief, a lot has happened in the past 8 months in health policy world and […]
Catherine’s blog – Realistic medicine: I thought the doctor(s) knew best too…
“Doctors generally choose less treatment for themselves than they provide for their patients” That’s what Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Catherine Calderwood highlighted to delegates at the final plenary of the NHS Scotland Event […]
Claire’s Blog – Measuring the Success of the Government’s Health Debate
Cabinet Secretary for Health Shona Robison led the Scottish Government’s Parliamentary debate on health on Tuesday 7th June. VHS went along to the public gallery to listen, mainly to hear […]
VHS Briefing Paper for Scottish Government debate 7th June 2016: Taking Scotland Forward – delivering a healthier Scotland
Ahead of today’s (7th June 2016) Scottish Government debate, Taking Scotland Forward – delivering a healthier Scotland, VHS has sent MSPs the below briefing paper which highlights key points to note from the […]
National Clinical Strategy – VHS Summary May 2016
In February 2016 The Scottish Government published A National Clinical Strategy for Scotland. VHS has summarised the Strategy to give voluntary health audiences an overview of the key changes proposed […]
Nationals Engagement Day – LOOPs Hospital Discharge Support Project
As part of the work of the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership and working in close coordination with NHS Lothian and City of Edinburgh Council’s Health and Social Care […]
Nationals Engagement Day – LOOPs Hospital Discharge Support Project
As part of the work of the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership and working in close coordination with NHS Lothian and City of Edinburgh Council’s Health and Social Care […]
Creating a Healthier Scotland Conversation – Summary Report Published
Shona Robison recently launched the key findings of the Scottish Government’s Healthier Scotland Conversation. The Scottish Government launched the Conversation back in August 2015 to invite people across the country to […]
Angie’s Blog: Seeking Catalysts for Change
Building on the success of the Catalysts for Change projects in 2015, QNIS is keen to fund another series of projects looking at the broad area of reducing health inequalities. […]
