The Health Inequalities Cross Party Group hosted a meeting on the 4th June. Meeting topic: Barriers to Physical Activity and Health inequalities Guest speakers: Tejesh Mistry, Voluntary Health Scotland and Sport Scotland Dr David Meir, University of the West of Scotland Dr David … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: June 2025 Minutes and Presentations
Key Messages: SCLWN Knowledge Exchange May 2025
Our May Knowledge Exchange featured speakers from The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, Bowel Cancer UK and Action Against Stalking. You can read the key messages and view the presentations below: Bowel Cancer UK Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Action Against … [Read more...] about Key Messages: SCLWN Knowledge Exchange May 2025
Key Messages: Public Health Scotland Strategy Consultation with VHS
On the 13th of May, Voluntary Health Scotland hosted an event with Public Health Scotland (PHS) which forms part of PHS’s ongoing consultation around the development of its new strategy. The event was chaired by Tejesh Mistry, Chief Executive of VHS with a presentation from Mark McAllister, … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Public Health Scotland Strategy Consultation with VHS
Key Messages: SCLWN Annual Conference and Awards 2025
On the 7th of May 2025, VHS hosted the Annual Conference and Awards for the Scottish Community Link Worker Network in Glasgow: Health, Hope and Healing: Tackling Health Inequality Together. The event was attended by over 200 delegates from across Scotland. Read the 2025 Key Messages Report … [Read more...] about Key Messages: SCLWN Annual Conference and Awards 2025
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Survey – Briefing Paper
Ahead of Health, Hope and Healing, the 2025 Scottish Community Link Worker Network Annual Conference, Voluntary Health Scotland asked Network members to complete a short survey. Community Link Workers (CLWs) were asked for: Their top three reasons for referral. And the main challenge in … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Survey – Briefing Paper
Key Messages: SCLWN Neurodiversity Workshop
Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network hosted a workshop on Neurodiversity on the 1st of April, in partnership with Nelly Whaley, Training Manager at Salvesen Mindroom. This was in response to many Community Link Workers (CLWs) reflecting on the increase in the … [Read more...] about Key Messages: SCLWN Neurodiversity Workshop
Key Messages: Missingness in Healthcare
VHS hosted an engagement event on 26 March with Andrea Williamson, Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health at the University of Glasgow. This event followed on from a presentation Andrea delivered at our 2024 Annual Conference, about her work on missingness. Her work aims to understand … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Missingness in Healthcare
Key Messages: Continuing the Conversation on the Population Health Framework- March 2025
VHS hosted a meeting on the 20th of March with Public Health Scotland to discuss the next steps in the new Population Health Framework, with the aim of ensuring that VHS members understand the latest developments in the thinking around the Framework and can respond to and reflect on the vital … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Continuing the Conversation on the Population Health Framework- March 2025
Key Messages: SCLWN Peer Support – February 2025
Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network recently hosted a peer support event for the Network's Community Link Workers. These events are designed to enable Community Link Workers to come together in smaller groups with their peers to share learning and good … [Read more...] about Key Messages: SCLWN Peer Support – February 2025
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: February 2025 Minutes and Presentation
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met online on the 19th February. This meeting was chaired by Co-convenor Emma Harper MSP. The meeting topic was Human Rights and Health Inequalities. We were delighted to be joined by guest speaker, Charlie McMillan, Interim Director of the Human … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: February 2025 Minutes and Presentation
