The Health Inequalities Cross Party Group held its's final meeting of 2024 on the 11 December. This was a hybrid meeting, hosted online and in-person at the Scottish Parliament and was Chaired by Co-Convenor Brian Whittle MSP. The topic of the meeting was: Health Equity Research We had … [Read more...] about Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: December 2024 Minutes and Presentation
Key Messages: From Crisis to Control event- November 2024
We hosted our 2024 AGM and online event ‘From Crisis to Control-Preventing the Ticking Time Bomb of Population Health’ on the 28th of November 2024. Nearly 80 attendees registered to join the event to hear from Paul Johnston, Chief Executive of Public Health Scotland (PHS). View Paul Johnston's … [Read more...] about Key Messages: From Crisis to Control event- November 2024
Population Health Framework Engagement Key Messages: November 2024
VHS hosted a member’s engagement meeting with Public Health Scotland to discuss the development of the Population Health Framework online on the 14th of November. Mark McAllister, Organisational Lead for Strategic Development at Public Health Scotland opened the meeting and shared his … [Read more...] about Population Health Framework Engagement Key Messages: November 2024
SCLWN Peer Support Event: Trauma
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network welcomed Fiona Douglas from the Health Promoting Health Service at NHS Lanarkshire to the peer support event on the 5th of November to discuss trauma and vicarious trauma. View the slides and handouts from the event here: Participant Slides … [Read more...] about SCLWN Peer Support Event: Trauma
SCLWN Event: Adult Disability Independent Payment Review
Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network recently worked with Edel Harris, OBE, to host a discussion event in relation to Adult Disability Payment (ADP) Review. The aim of the event was to enable community link workers to contribute to the Adult Disability Payment … [Read more...] about SCLWN Event: Adult Disability Independent Payment Review
VHS Annual Conference 2024: Key Messages and Presentations
VHS held our Annual Conference: Scotland's Vital Health Sector on the 23rd of October in Edinburgh. We welcomed 140 attendees from across Scotland all working towards reducing health inequalities. View the photos from the day: (click to scroll through them) Read the Key Messages report: VHS … [Read more...] about VHS Annual Conference 2024: Key Messages and Presentations
VHS response to the Framework for Collaboration
VHS currently sits on a Partnership Delivery Group (PDG) which was established to act on the findings of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) Thematic Review of Policing and Mental Health in Scotland. The PDG has produced a new draft Framework for Collaboration to … [Read more...] about VHS response to the Framework for Collaboration
SCLWN 7th Knowledge Exchange Key Messages
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network (SCLWN) hosted its 7th Knowledge Exchange on 25 September for community link workers from across Scotland. These events are designed to bring together CLWs with organisations that can support them in their work. Our September event featured presentations … [Read more...] about SCLWN 7th Knowledge Exchange Key Messages
Key Messages: Festival of Politics 2024- Health Creators
Voluntary Health Scotland and the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities hosted an event exploring health inequalities in Scotland as part of the Scottish Parliament 2024 Festival of Politics on the 21 August 2024. We were joined in the Scottish Parliament by our panel and attendees to discuss … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Festival of Politics 2024- Health Creators
Scottish Community Link Worker Network and Audit Scotland – General Practice Audit
Audit Scotland is currently conducting a performance audit of General Practice, focusing on how general practice is performing since the introduction of the 2018 General Medical Services Contract. You can find out more about the scope of the audit on Audit Scotland’s website here. Audit Scotland … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network and Audit Scotland – General Practice Audit
