Rachel Davison, Dementia Training Officer with Age Scotland has provided some further information below about their training and an invitation to CLWs to speak at their next coffee conversation event. Introduction The Dementia Training team at Age Scotland offers a range of friendly, … [Read more...] about Age Scotland: Dementia Training
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Susan’s blog: PASDA – supporting families of autistic adults in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Susan Chambers from PASDA outlines the work they do to support families of autistic adults in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Background The statistics for autistic adults are sobering: Knapp 2014 The cost of supporting an autistic individual during their life span with an intellectual … [Read more...] about Susan’s blog: PASDA – supporting families of autistic adults in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – August 2022
Our August Newsletter is now out, with lots of useful information about news and events which we hope will be of interest to the Network. You can find it here Happy Reading! Don't forget to get in touch if you have any suggestions for the September edition! … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – August 2022
What’s new? Read our May 2022 e- bulletin
Our latest news bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations - including our new survey on the Covid-19 vaccine programme - tell us your experiences and views on the public health interventions. Download the e-bulletin here Sign up to receive it direct each … [Read more...] about What’s new? Read our May 2022 e- bulletin
Report on Community Link Worker Peer Support Events
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network hosted two community link worker peer support events in February and March to allow CLWs from across Scotland to come together, meet their peers and share experiences, challenges and good practice. The events also included updates from Scottish … [Read more...] about Report on Community Link Worker Peer Support Events
Engagement Events: Health Inequalities Inquiry
The Scottish Parliament's Health, Social Care & Sport Committee is holding an inquiry into what can be done about health inequalities. Some variations in health may happen naturally and be unavoidable. However, health inequalities are defined as such when they affect certain groups or people in … [Read more...] about Engagement Events: Health Inequalities Inquiry
Scottish Community Link Worker Network is now on Twitter!
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network has now got its own Twitter account! You can find us and follow us @ScotCLWnetwork We hope that this will be another useful way to share information, news, resources and ideas with the Network's Community Link Workers. … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network is now on Twitter!
Iona’s Blog: Art and Minds – Taking Room for Art a step further…
Room for Art is a social prescribing project run by Art in Healthcare. Providing visual arts on a weekly basis to adults in at least seven areas of Edinburgh, we aim to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Our participants are referred by GPs, Link Workers, other third sector organisations, … [Read more...] about Iona’s Blog: Art and Minds – Taking Room for Art a step further…
What’s new? Read our August 2021 e- bulletin
Our latest news bulletin is packed with useful information for and about voluntary health organisations. Download it here Sign up to receive it direct each month … [Read more...] about What’s new? Read our August 2021 e- bulletin
Statement concerning a VHS Board member
The VHS Board of Trustees is aware that a Board member has recently appeared in court on a charge. This charge is unrelated to the organisation in any way. However, in the interests of good governance, the Board has submitted a notifiable event to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) … [Read more...] about Statement concerning a VHS Board member
