SCLWN Knowledge Exchange – November 2026
online via Teams ., ., .**This event is for Programme Leads and Community Link Workers in primary care settings in Scotland.** Our regular Scottish Community Link Worker Network Knowledge Exchanges offer Community Link Workers the opportunity to hear from organisations and services that can support them and their clients. Our November event will feature presentations from Public Health Scotland’s Confidence […]
VHS Annual Conference 2026 – Power, Partnership, Perseverance
Dynamic Earth Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, United KingdomEarly bird tickets are now available through August! Join us at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on 2 November for our 2026 Annual Conference: Power, Partnership, Perseverance. This year's conference centres on a simple but resolute idea - Scotland's third sector holds more power than is often recognised and more influence than it sometimes realises. Across […]
SCLWN Workshop: Working alongside Gypsy/Traveller Communities
online via Teams ., ., .SCLWN Workshop: Working alongside Gypsy/Traveller communities: Opportunities and Tensions for CLWs This session will be centred on how we build trust with Gypsy/Traveller communities, recognising what meaningful health support should look like when Antigypsyism shapes so many encounters. Drawing on Progress in Dialogue's recent work on the conditions of safety in help-seeking, mental health, and […]
Consultation Event: Third Sector Parity
online via Teams ., ., .In the second of a series of events to explore the four asks in our Manifesto for Health Creation, we invite our members and stakeholders to hear more about the current policy context regarding third sector parity, including the Scottish Government commitment to establish a third sector partnership. We'll share some of the latest developments, […]
SCLWN Training Event: Carers’ Awareness Training
online via Teams ., ., .**This event is for Programme Leads and Community Link Workers in primary care settings in Scotland.** Join VOCAL's Think Carer training, designed to support Community Link Workers across Scotland to confidently identify and support unpaid carers in your day-to-day role. Many people you work with may be providing care for a family member, partner, or […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Annual Conference and Awards 2026
Dynamic Earth Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, United KingdomOur 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 […]
SCLWN Knowledge Exchange – September 2026
online via Teams ., ., .**This event is for Programme Leads and Community Link Workers in primary care settings in Scotland.** Our regular Scottish Community Link Worker Network Knowledge Exchanges offer Community Link Workers the opportunity to hear from organisations and services that can support them and their clients. Our September event will feature presentations from MISS – Miscarriage Support, […]
SCLWN Training Event: Compassionate Conversations
online via Teams ., ., .**This event is for Primary Care Community Link Workers and Programme Leads.** This training event, in partnership with Cruse Scotland, will focus on how to talk compassionately about death, dying and bereavement. The course is designed to build CLWs' confidence and insight on the differing expressions of grief responses following bereavement. It will support CLWs […]
Consultation Event: Prioritising Prevention
online via Teams ., ., .In the first of a series of events to explore the four asks in our Manifesto for Health Creation, we invite our members and stakeholders to explore the current policy context regarding prevention in health. We'll provide information about some of the latest developments before inviting attendees to share their own insights and experiences. A […]
Benefit Take Up Strategy – Engagement Discussion
The Scottish Government is seeking the views of VHS members on how best to maximise take-up of social security entitlements in Scotland. Your input will help shape the next Benefit Take-Up Strategy, due for publication in October. Join us on 23 July for an opportunity to share your insights and expertise directly with the Scottish […]
The Art of Health: Weaving Wellbeing Across Scotland
Grassmarket Community Project 86 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghJoin Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) as part of Healing Art Scotland's National Day for an evening reception and panel discussion that will explore and analyse what's being done to combine arts, culture and social prescribing in Scotland. We'll hear powerful stories from those who are supporting communities across Scotland to benefit from access to arts […]
SCLWN Training Event: Compassionate Conversations
online via Teams ., ., .** This event is for CLWs and Programme Leads in primary care settings in Scotland.** This training event, in partnership with Cruse Scotland will focus on how to talk compassionately about death, dying and bereavement. The course is designed to build CLWs' confidence and insight on the differing expressions of grief responses following bereavement. It […]
Anti-Racism Guidance Workshop *Online*
online via Teams ., ., .This Anti-Racism Guidance workshop, hosted in collaboration with CEMVO Scotland, aims to empower participants to be anti-racist and to be an effective ally. We will: Refresh our understanding of human rights and anti-racism key principles - some basic prior knowledge will be assumed. Develop tools for change through spheres of influence and practising an anti-racist […]
SCLWN: Coffee and Conversations
online Via ZoomThis event is for Primary Care CLWs only. This event is designed to be part of a regular lunchtime catch up to give CLWs from across the Scottish Community Link Worker Network a chance to hear from their peers, learn more about each others' programmes and share learning and good practice. In this catch up, […]
SCLWN: Peer Support Event for Programme Leads
online Via ZoomThis event is for Leads and Managers of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes Our Peer Support sessions are designed to bring together Leads and Managers of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes to share learning and good practice. In the latest of our peer support events for CLW Programme Leads, we will hear from […]
HPON Meeting: Election 2026 Debrief
VHS Office 18 York Place, EdinburghThis in-person meeting of the Health Policy Officers Network (HPON) we'll discuss the results of the 2026 election , including the implications for health policy and the role of the third sector. The 2026 election is widely predicted to cause a seismic shift in Scottish politics, with many current MSPs standing down and new political […]
Workshop: Accessing 2022 Scottish Census Data with National Records Scotland
online via Teams ., ., .Join us for a practical online workshop led by the National Records of Scotland, exploring how to access and interrogate 2022 Scottish Census data, as well as other NRS datasets. Scotland’s Census is the official count of every person and household in the country. There has been a census in Scotland every 10 years since […]
