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Tuesday 20th November 2018

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Conference Contributors

VHS 2018 Annual Conference and AGM

Dr John Ennis Curator/Producer, GP Journeys in Design & Our Linen Stories

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Dr John Ennis graduated from Edinburgh University Medical School in 1990 and pursued a career in General Practice combined with Primary Care research, development and teaching, including as Primary Care lead in the development of services for Looked-After Young People in Scotland.

His lifetime passion for art and design and their interplay with well-being led him to support several initiatives at home and abroad, in 2000 establishing a gallery and studio complex off Gayfield Square in central Edinburgh. John has worked full time in this area since 2012 as an independent curator producer of a series of exhibitions, events and talks. Gayfield Projects aims to support Scottish Design in an international context and explore where Mindful Design meets Well-Being and Sustainability, encouraging exchange of ideas and transfers of technology. GP Journeys in Design is currently on tour with Our Linen Stories.

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Sir Harry Burns graduated in medicine from Glasgow University in 1974. He worked at the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow where he was appointed Consultant Surgeon in 1984 and Medical Director in 1990. The experience of working with patients in the east end of Glasgow began his lifelong interest in the complex inter-relationships between social and economic status and illness.

In 1994, he became Director of Public Health for Greater Glasgow Health Board, a position he occupied until 2005. During this time, he continued research into the social determinants of health and in 2005, he became Chief Medical Officer for Scotland.

He was Knighted in 2011. In 2014, he became Professor of Global Public Health at Strathclyde University and, in the same year, the First Minister presented him with a lifetime achievement award for Public Service from the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament.

Professor Sir Harry Burns Director of Global Public Health, Strathclyde University

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Since her appointment in 2012 Claire has led a programme of change that has seen VHS build a reputation for punching above its weight as Scotland’s national network for health charities and other third sector organisations involved in health. Under her leadership VHS has set out to close the health inequalities gap by making it ‘everyone’s business’ and to realise the vision of a healthier, fairer Scotland served by a thriving voluntary health sector. Claire is currently am active contributor to Scotland’s public health reform programme, through her membership of the Public Health Reform Oversight Board, Protecting Scotland’s Health Commission and ScotPHN Advisory Board.

Previously, Claire held a wide range of executive and non-executive roles in Scotland’s third and public sectors in a career spanning welfare rights, homelessness, older people, children and young people, and social action. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the charities Voluntary Action Fund and Bridgend Inspiring Growth.

Leonie joined Renfrewshire Council this autumn in a newly-created post of Paisley Partnership, Strategic Lead. In this role, Leonie will lead the delivery of a far-reaching 2021 bid legacy plan, bringing together local, Scottish and UK partners to harness the power of culture to impact on education, health, poverty and wellbeing across Renfrewshire - and to help make those benefits available to all.

Leonie was previously seconded into the Scottish Government to develop A Culture Strategy for Scotland, a strategy that is both culturally and socially ambitious. Before this Leonie was Director of Arts at Creative Scotland where she had responsibility for creative learning dance, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. Prior to this, she led the development of the Scotland wide cultural programme for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and paved the way for its Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games equivalent. Before joining Creative Scotland, Leonie was programme director at The Lighthouse: Scotland’s Centre for Architecture and the City for 8 years.

Claire StevensChief Executive VHS

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Leonie Bell Paisley Partnership, Strategic Lead, Renfrewshire Council

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Pauline is a public health specialist and leads the Population Health team in NHS Health Scotland. The Population Health programme teams develop strategy and practice on children’s and young people’s health, childhood adversity, gender based violence, public mental health, tobacco and alcohol policy, and immunisation and screening.

Pauline’s career has spanned community development, health visiting, health services research, strategy development and multidisciplinary public health workforce development all underpinned by a commitment to work towards equality in health. She began her public health career a health visitor in Drumchapel in Glasgow and has held posts in Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board, Glasgow Centre for Population Health (where she achieved her Doctorate in 2008 for a study of the role of primary care in addressing inequalities in mental health), the Public Health Institute for Scotland and Scottish Government.


Pauline Craig Head of Population Health, NHS Health Scotland

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Kevin Harrison is the Director of Artlink Central, a charity and social enterprise designing creative experiences in conjunction with artists, public bodies and led by disadvantaged or marginalised people particularly in health, social care or criminal justice contexts. Artlink Central aims to challenge and empower people and artists; value the creative voices in communities, institutions and places; and enhance wellbeing of participants and audiences.

The organisation is recognised as an established and valued arts and equalities provider, with a 30 year legacy and a track record of challenging and innovating practice across the breadth of public services, communities and arts providers in Central Scotland. Key milestones have included Abrupt Encounters which explored live arts practice with participating artists with learning disabilities, and Freedom to Create, a women centred cultural project in HMP and YOI Cornton Vale, as well as a programme supporting capacity building for users of mental health services in Stirling.

Kevin Harrison Chief Executive, Artlink Central

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Between 1997 and 2011 Brian was Artistic Director of the New End Theatre, Hampstead where he produced more than 200 new plays, musicals and cultural events. He was concurrently Artistic Director of the Shaw Theatre, Euston where he produced larger scale theatrical events and concerts with artists including Eartha Kitt, Elaine Stritch, Alison Moyet, Michel LeGrand, Michael Feinstein, Elaine Paige, Gloria Gaynor, Boy George, Dionne Warwick, Chita Rivera and numerous others. Many of these concerts toured the UK. He was also Artistic Director of the New Players Theatre, London and the Grace Theatre, Battersea. He is currently Artistic Director of the New End Theatre Beyond. He is a Board member of the Royal Victoria Hall Foundation and a Board Member of Phoenix Dance Theatre, Leeds.

The play commissioned by St Gemma’s Hospice about the life and work of the late Dr Kate Granger ‘Hello, My Name is…’ premiered in May 2018 and is now touring.

Toni is responsible for the development of policy and campaigns in Scotland. His work also involves promoting the Foundation’s work among policy-makers, the media and working closely with key partners and stakeholders. Toni is passionate about improving public mental health awareness. He is also an equalities champion, having campaigned for LGBTI rights and the rights of refugees and EU nationals.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Toni spent 10 years working in campaigns and public relations in Scotland and Brussels. In the third sector he has worked for SAMH, Age Scotland and the European University Association leading on policy and external engagement.He has also worked for the Scottish and European Parliaments and has significant experience in political campaigns.

Toni moved to Scotland from Italy aged seven and is fluent in Italian and French. In his spare time he likes to travel, eat out and write the occasional newspaper column


Brian Daniels Playwright and Theatre Practitioner

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Toni Giugliano Policy and Public Affairs Manager, Mental Health Foundation

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Mark worked in NHS Scotland for 6 years. He then spent four years running VSO’s international development operations in Ghana, as a job-share with his wife. Returning to Scotland he led the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland for 9 years. Mark has been CEO of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC) since 2009. The 100+ members of the Partnership span NHS Boards, Integration authorities, hospices and other 3rd sector organisations. SPPC performs network functions for the sector and also, through its public-facing initiative Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief, promotes supportive attitudes and behaviours relating to death, dying & bereavement.

Art in Healthcare is a national charity based in Edinburgh bringing original, contemporary art to healthcare environments. The charity’s work involves displaying artwork from a collection of over 1,600 works of art in hospitals, care homes and treatment centres for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff. They also work in partnership with other charities to develop and deliver bespoke programmes of art activities for people with health conditions which often involves a series of art workshops led by a professional artist concluding with a celebratory event. Their vision is for the health and wellbeing of everyone in Scotland to be enhanced by visual art: the power of creativity at times of need.

Margaret previously worked as a Senior Manager in local government Adult Social Care and for many years as Cultural Services Manager at East Lothian Council. Margaret is currently Chair of Port of Leith Housing Association and a Member of Court at Queen Margaret University.


Mark Hazelwood Chief Executive, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

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Margaret O’Connor Chief Executive, Art in Healthcare

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Throughout her life Val has had a very varied and fulfilling involvement in the Arts both professionally and as a volunteer. She has worked extensively with the Education, Arts and Health sectors, initiating and developing participative projects. As a performer she has played many leading roles in Music Theatre, formed her own professional company Knife Edge Theatre, and has written and performed solo shows including “Simple Times” which was part of the Mental Health Arts and Film Festival and Luminate Festival in 2016.

She has chaired several Arts organisations, including North Edinburgh Arts from 2009 to 2017 where she remains a Trustee. She volunteers as vocal coach with the Big Project Youth Choir and is co-leader of The Singing Group in Drylaw Parish Church which provide singing sessions for people with dementia and their carers.

In June 2018 Val was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for her contribution to Community Arts and Regeneration.

Allyson has experience of working in the voluntary sector for over 20 years, mainly in mental health policy and research and was chief executive of a national mental health organization for several years before moving to NHS Borders in 2008, where she works in Public Health. Mental health continues to be a central area of interest. She has been on the Board of VHS since 2014 and became the Chair in 2017. She is particularly keen to support the voluntary sector’s role in promoting health and wellbeing and in tackling health inequalities.


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Val Munro MBE Performer and former Chair of North Edinburgh Arts

Allyson McCollam Chair, VHS and Associate Joint Director of Public Health for NHS Borders

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