The Scottish Community Link Worker Network (SCLWN) hosted its 6th Knowledge Exchange event on 24 April for community link workers from across Scotland. The knowledge exchange events are designed to bring CLWs together with organisations that can support them in their work. Roisin Hurst, Network … [Read more...] about Key Messages: SCLWN Knowledge Exchange Event April 2024
Scottish Government’s Community Learning and Development Review
Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network (SCLWN) worked with Scottish Government’s Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate to facilitate an online event on the 21 March 2024 to enable community link workers from the Network to contribute to the independent Review … [Read more...] about Scottish Government’s Community Learning and Development Review
New Report – Volunteer Edinburgh and Voluntary Health Scotland
VHS is pleased to announce a new report has been published in collaboration with Volunteer Edinburgh. ‘‘Developing the mental health workforce: The role of volunteering at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in employability development’. The report looks at the impact volunteering had on volunteers in … [Read more...] about New Report – Volunteer Edinburgh and Voluntary Health Scotland
Key Messages: SCLWN Peer Support Event February 2024
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network (SCLWN) hosted an online peer support event on 28 February for community link workers from across Scotland. The online peer support events are designed to bring CLWs together to engage with each other on areas of interest related to their role. Roisin … [Read more...] about Key Messages: SCLWN Peer Support Event February 2024
Key Messages: Essential Connections event February 2024
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network (SCLWN) hosted an online event on the 22nd of February 2024. Link workers from across Scotland attended. Roisin Hurst, Project Manager of the SCLWN presented an in depth look at the Essential Connections report published by Voluntary Health Scotland in … [Read more...] about Key Messages: Essential Connections event February 2024
Minutes and presentations: Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities February 2024
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on Wednesday 21st of February 2024 as a hybrid meeting. This meeting was chaired by co-convenor Brian Whittle MSP. The topic for the meeting was “ Data and Health inequalities". We heard Presentations from: Rosie Seaman, Data Sourcing … [Read more...] about Minutes and presentations: Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities February 2024
January 2024 SCLWN Knowledge Exchange Event
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network hosted the 5th Knowledge Exchange event on the 25th January 2024 online. We welcomed guest presenters: Carol Cowan is Engagement Officer at NHS24 which is one of Scotland’s 7 special health boards and is Scotland’s provider of digital health and care … [Read more...] about January 2024 SCLWN Knowledge Exchange Event
Key messages: VHS’s Big Debate
VHS hosted our AGM on 30th November 2023 at The Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. It was followed by our Big Debate, with a well-informed panel exploring the topic, 'Shaping the Future of our Health and Healthcare’. A big thanks to publisher John McGill from healthandcare.scot for … [Read more...] about Key messages: VHS’s Big Debate
Research report: Essential Connections: mapping community link workers across Scotland
Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) is pleased to announce the publication of its report, Essential Connections, which explores the range and scope of community link worker programmes across Scotland. The report is the culmination of eight months of research by the Scottish Community Link Worker … [Read more...] about Research report: Essential Connections: mapping community link workers across Scotland
Mid-Year Report: Scottish Community Link Worker Network 2023
As part of Voluntary Health Scotland's work on the Scottish Community Link Worker Network, Roisin Hurst, Project Manager for the Network, produces a mid-year report for the Scottish Government’s Primary Care Directorate (which funds the project). The report which covers the period from April to … [Read more...] about Mid-Year Report: Scottish Community Link Worker Network 2023
