Scottish Community Link Worker Network Annual Conference and Awards 2026
September 22 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Our 4th Annual SCLWN Conference, ‘Rooted in Communities, Growing Together‘ will take place on 22 September at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh and we’ll be celebrating the 5th year of the Scottish Community Link Worker Network! We are looking forward to day filled with inspirational speakers, thought-provoking workshops from our CLW teams and of courser the big reveal – the winners of our annual Network awards!
Confirmed speakers include:
- Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Mental Wellbeing, Public Health, Sport, Alcohol and Drugs
- Anna Wilding, Research Fellow, University of Manchester Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care
- Alison Hannon, NHS Education Scotland
- Dr. Eddie Donaghy, Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh – Usher Institute
- Michael Kellett, Director of Strategy, Governance and Performance, Public Health Scotland
- Monica Boulton, Strategic Lead for Healthcare Integration and Neighbourhood Health, National Academy of Social Prescribing
- Roisin Hurst, Project Manager, Scottish CLW Network
Workshops to be delivered:
- Links Research Initiative – Reaching Wider than Primary Care by Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE)
- Piloting The Role of CLW Assistant by CVS Inverclyde
- Embedding Healthy Eating Support within Social Prescribing – Learning from Aberdeen Links and the SPICE Project by Aberdeen Links Service and The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
- Using Motivational Interviewing to Spark Change by With You – Argyll and Bute CLW Service
