Upcoming Events

Wednesday, 7th May 2025

Health, Hope and Healing: Tackling Health Inequality Together

Join us in Glasgow on the 7th May for our 3rd Annual Conference for the Scottish Community Link Worker Network.

First Scottish Community Link Worker Network Awards!

We want to celebrate the excellent work happening across Scotland by Link Workers and this years event will include the presentation of two awards for Link workers.

VHS and our Scottish Community Link Worker Network are excited to announce the finalists for our Scottish Community Link Worker Network Awards 2025. Read more here.

The finalists are:

Outstanding Community Link Worker of the Year 2025:

• Sophie Carmichael
• Dawn Craig
• Liam McGinlay

Community Link Worker Team of the Year:

• Aberdeenshire MHIWS Link Workers
• CVS Inverclyde
• Stirling & Clackmannanshire CLW Team

Conference Chair – Justina Murray, CEO, Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs

Speakers: 

Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scottish Government

Gordon MacRae, Assistant Director, Communications & Advocacy, Shelter Scotland

Tejesh Mistry, Chief Executive, Voluntary Health Scotland 

Gillian Dames GP

Chris Provan, Chair of RCGP

Mark McAllister, Organisational Lead for Strategic Development, Public Health Scotland

Fiona Douglas, Health Promoting Health Service, NHS Lanarkshire

Roisin Hurst, Project Manager, SCLWN

Sushrith Kasturi, Senior Policy Advisor, Primary Care Directorate, Scottish Government

Ingrid Sandison, NHS Shetland

Rachel Bower, Perth and Kinross

Jordon Swann, Aberdeen

SCLWN Conference 2025 Agenda

Thanks to our 2025 Exhibitors!

Please contact Lauren Blair if you have any questions.