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Guest Blog-What is missingness in healthcare? '...missingness is not just about individuals. It's about systems. It's about how healthcare structures sometimes fail to accommodate the needs of the most vulnerable.' Read Professor Andrea Williamson's blog tinyurl.com/5x7vwbuj

"We need to be braver, bolder, and more ambitious...” VHS recently hosted a follow-up meeting with Mark Mcallister from Public Health Scotland to discuss the next steps of the new Population Health Framework. Read Mark's Blog about breaking the cycle at tinyurl.com/2s4b79bj

Join us at Voices of Health Creation-Scottish Parliament Garden Lobby Evening Reception, May 14, 6pm. Sponsored by Emma Harper MSP, in collaboration with VHS & the Health Inequalities CPG it's going to be a wonderful evening. View more details & booking tinyurl.com/p2c5h3dx

*VHS Invitation* Public Health Scotland - Next Strategy Consultation. Join us online and be part of the conversation on May 13, 10am. Have your say to help drive real, lasting change for Scotland’s health and well-being. Find out more or book your place tinyurl.com/yc35t4z6

Ahead of our Garden Lobby Reception at Scottish Parliament, next week, read VHS Chair, Christine Carlin’s blog about why Scotland must close the health inequalities gap by 2035 tinyurl.com/y7k9swes. Book your place at tinyurl.com/p2c5h3dx

VHS are pleased to announce that Sarah Latto  will be joining the team as Policy & Public Affairs Lead. Read more about this exciting news at tinyurl.com/mcr95yys

A fantastic start to #SCLWNConf25 with welcome from conference Chair Justina Murray, overview from Tejesh Mistry and keynote video address from Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care Neil Gray MSP and Gordon MacRae from Shelter Scotland Scottish Community Link Worker Network

Today, Scottish Community Link Worker Network annual conference will host its first community links awards. Here’s a look at some of the skills & experiences the individual finalists rely on day-to-day and the moments that make it all worthwhile. Read 👇 Voluntary Health Scotland Tejesh Mistry healthandcare.scot/stories/4140/c…

VHS Chief Executive Tejesh Mistry has signed an open letter calling for urgent, sustainable change in our health system. It follows ongoing meetings with influential health leaders to improve engagement with politicians and decision-makers. Read more at tinyurl.com/4adb4uvx

*VHS Blog* Sarah Latto, VHS Policy and Public Affairs Lead, reflects on her first three weeks in post at VHS, including the publication of the Population Health Framework and the Service Renewal Framework this week. Read it at tinyurl.com/3d2dtj8v

Yesterday we published our response to the Scot Gov Health consultation on a Long Term Conditions Framework. Read a summary and access the full response here: bit.ly/3IBAYGv

Great to hear Prof. Devi Sridhar speak today at the Edinburgh International Book Festival for our VHS team outing. Chaired by Isabel Hardman it was a fascinating session on health and wellbeing, politics and society and interesting to hear ideas of designing society to keep people healthy.

On 17th August we joined 240 organisations in signing this open letter to the First Minister, led by The ALLIANCE and Coalition of Care & Support Providers, detailing the action needed to avert a health and social care crisis in Scotland. Our CE, Tejesh Mistry, shares why bit.ly/3HvHsXm

Today, NatRecordsScot published data showing that drug related deaths in Scotland have fallen by 13%. Read the response from our Policy and Public Affairs Lead, Sarah Latto: bit.ly/3HP2IYf

Today we are delighted to publish a joint statement on prevention with @alliancescot, @SCDC_org , and ECHF. The statement calls for urgent action to achieve a prevention-centred health system. Read the statement and case studies here: vhscotland.org.uk/joint-statemen…

Our Manifesto for Health creation is LIVE! This was developed in consultation with our members and will inform our policy priorities well beyond next year’s Scottish Parliament election. Please read, like, share and join our movement for health creation! bit.ly/4nDmRAe

👋 Voluntary Health Scotland is calling on politicians to “urgently” address widening health inequalities & create a formal partnership across charity health leaders, the NHS, local authorities & government. Tejesh Mistry Neil Gray MSP Gillian Mackay MSP Jackie Baillie Brian Whittle OLY healthandcare.scot/stories/4296/v…

We are delighted to have our finalists for the VHS Poster Competition! The winner will be decided in a vote by attendees at our Annual Conference 'Collaboration for Change' tomorrow in Glasgow. View the posters at tinyurl.com/yc5yz6xu #CollaborationForChange #VHSConf25

Speakers at a national conference have called into question who holds – and who should hold – the power in health and social care in Scotland. Voluntary Health Scotland Change Mental Health StrokeAssocScotland healthandcare.scot/stories/4323/v…

*Applications Close November 5th* VHS is looking for two new trustees to join our Board, with elections taking place at our AGM on November 27. If you'd like to make a meaningful impact and help shape a healthier Scotland please consider applying. Visit tinyurl.com/34mdtpcr