Campaign Overviews

To support Menopause Awareness Month this October, the Menopause campaign aims to raise awareness of symptoms that could be menopause and help empower women to navigate this transition with more confidence.

A reminder that it’s Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week and this year we are encouraging all women and girls to celebrate the many ways they can lead the way in sports. We want every woman and girl in Scotland to feel inspired to get active. To help achieve this, we encourage you and your organisation to shine a light on those leaders who inspire women and girls to take part and get active.

Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week launched today and is running until Sunday 6 October. This year has kicked off with a campaign film of women and girls telling us who inspired them to get active and why they enjoy staying active. The film also features Jasmin Paris MBE who earlier this year became the first women to successfully complete the Barkley marathons.  

The 'Home First' approach in Scotland emphasises the importance of recovering at home once a patients medical treatment is complete. It brings together the different strands of support needed to allow this to happen and help maintain a patient’s independence.

This years' Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week takes place from Monday 30 September - Sunday 6 October, and we're encouraging all women and girls to lead the way by providing opportunities to celebrate the many ways they can be leaders. 

SARCS is a dedicated NHS Scotland service which offers healthcare and support in the days after a rape or sexual assault, if people are not ready or are unsure about reporting to the police.

Marking 30 years of the NHS Organ Donor Register, Organ and Tissue Donation Week provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation and remind people to make their donation decision known.

Today marks the launch of the new 'Rethink Dementia' campaign, in partnership with COSLA.

The 'Home First' approach brings together different strands of support to allow patients to recover at home once their need for clinical treatment is complete. 

Scottish Government and COSLA are delighted to announce the upcoming launch of the new 'Rethink Dementia' campaign on 4 September 2024. 

To help promote Pharmacy First services in Scotland two stakeholder toolkits are now available: one specifically for women's health services and one for general services.