Scottish Parliament Garden Lobby Reception: Voices of Health Creation
Scottish Parliament Horse Wynd, Edinburgh, United KingdomJoin us for an inspiring evening at the Scottish Parliament, sponsored by Emma Harper MSP, in collaboration with Voluntary Health Scotland and the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group. This special […]
SCLWN Knowledge Exchange Event- May
online Via Zoom***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for Community Link Workers are also welcome to […]
An Evening Conversation Towards Living Well with Dementia
University of the West of Scotland Dumfries Campus (Level 2, Room 2062), Bankend Road, Dumfries DG1 4FD. Bankend Road,, DumfriesVHS, the Open University in Scotland and the University of the West of Scotland are pleased to invite you to our joint event: “A Brighter Path: Living well with Dementia […]
Health Inequalities Cross Party Group: June 2025 Meeting
Online or in Scottish Parliament .Join us on the 4th of June at the next meeting of the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group. This meeting will be chaired by Brian Whittle MSP, Co-convenor of the […]
SCLWN Leads Peer Support Event
*This event is specifically for CLW Programme Leads – those responsible for the management of their CLW teams and the delivery of their CLW programmes*. This event will bring together […]
SCLWN- Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Training
online via Teams ., ., .***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for Community Link Workers are also welcome to […]
Policy Consultation Event: Long Term Conditions Framework
online via Teams ., ., .A consultation event, hosted by the VHS Policy and Public Affairs Lead, to support VHS in drafting their response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the Long Term Conditions Framework. […]
Policy Workshops: 2026 VHS Manifesto
online via Teams ., ., .In preparation for next year’s Scottish parliament election, VHS is planning to publish a policy manifesto later this year. We’ve already hosted a meeting with a group of key stakeholders […]
VHS Policy Consultation Event – Mental Health Spending
online via Teams ., ., .This VHS interactive consultation event will provide information about the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's pre-budget scrutiny consultation on mental health spending. There will then be an opportunity for […]
Audit Scotland and General Practice in Scotland
online Via ZoomJoin VHS and Audit Scotland at our online event to explore the recent report which focuses on Primary Care pressures and impact for health inequalities and third sector partners. The […]
SCLWN Event – Knowledge Exchange
online Via Zoom***This event is aimed specifically for Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for Community Link Workers are also welcome to […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network and Macmillan Improving the Cancer Journey Networking Event
online Via Zoom*This event is for SCLWN members and ICJ Link Workers* The Scottish Community Link Worker Network and Macmillan Cancer Support are excited to host the first online event for link […]
SCLWN Event: Coffee Conversations – CLW Peer Support Event
online Via Zoom***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland***. This event will take place on Zoom. This event is […]
VHS Consultation Event: Chronic Pain
The Scottish Government have opened a consultation looking at their Quality Prescribing for Chronic Pain guide for improvement 2026-2029. One of the areas they would like views on is non-pharmacological […]
VHS Annual Conference – Collaboration for Change
Radisson Blu Glasgow 301 Argyle Street, GlasgowBook now! Secure your tickets to the VHS Annual Conference- Collaboration for Change-28th October 2025 in Glasgow. We're delighted to announce Public Health Scotland (PHS) as our collaboration partner for […]
SCLWN: Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Training
***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for Community Link Workers are also welcome to […]
Gender and Health Research: Consultation Event
online via Teams ., ., .We are excited to invite you to participate in a new VHS social research project exploring the relationship between gender and health. This will be the first in a series […]
Gender and Health Research: Consultation Event
online via Teams ., ., .We are excited to invite you to participate in a new VHS social research project exploring the relationship between gender and health. This will be the first in a series […]
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange
***Please note that this event is for Primary Care Community Link Workers and Programme Leads.*** Our next SCLWN Knowledge Exchange will feature presentations from researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh […]
SCLWN: Peer Support Event for Community Link Worker Programme Leads
Zoom , United Kingdom** This event is for Leads and Managers of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes in Scotland. ** In the latest of our peer support events for CLW Programme Leads, […]
Insight to Impact: Third Sector Data as a Catalyst for Change – VHS AGM Event
online Via ZoomJoin us as we showcase third sector organisations as a unique and under-utilised source of health data at our AGM event. VHS members generate an incredible amount of evidence and […]
SCLWN: Cruse Scotland Training in Compassionate Conversations
Zoom , United Kingdom**This event is for Primary Care CLWs and CLW Programme Leads.** This training event, in partnership with Cruse Scotland, will focus on how to talk compassionately about death, dying and […]
HPON Meeting: Collective Influence Opportunities
VHS Office 18 York Place, EdinburghThis in-person meeting of the Health Policy Officers Network (HPON) will identify and discuss opportunities for collaboration and joint influence in 2026. 2026 is an important year for Scottish politics, […]
*In-Person* Anti-racism Workshop with CEMVO
What areas of equality work does your organisation want to focus on most? At our Annual Conference in October, CEMVO Scotland asked this question across our network. Two themes stood […]
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
online via Teams ., ., .Join us for the next CPG on Health Inequalities meeting on the 26th January 2026 where we will explore the relationship between gender and health. Speakers from a range of […]
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange
***Please note that this event is for Primary Care Community Link Workers and Programme Leads.*** Our regular Scottish Community Link Worker Network Knowledge Exchanges offer Community Link Workers the opportunity […]
SCLWN: Cruse Scotland Training in Compassionate Conversations
online Via Zoom**This event is for Primary Care CLWs and CLW Programme Leads.** This training event, in partnership with Cruse Scotland, will focus on how to talk compassionately about death, dying and […]
VHS @ The Gathering – “Prevention: The Golden Ticket to Tackling Scotland’s Health Inequalities”
EICC The Exchange, 150 Morrison St,, EdinburghJoin us at The Gathering for our session on Prevention: The Golden Ticket to Tackling Scotland's Health Inequalities". Prevention is a critical piece for shaping health for the future; however, […]
SCLWN: Peer Support Event for Programme Leads
online Via Zoom** This event is for Leads and Managers of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes in Scotland. ** In the latest of our peer support events for CLW Programme Leads, […]
*Online* Anti-racism Workshop with CEMVO
online via Teams ., ., .What areas of equality work does your organisation want to focus on most? At our Annual Conference in October, CEMVO Scotland asked this question across our network. Two themes stood […]
SCLWN Event: Coffee and Conversations
online Via Zoom***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland***. This event will take place on Zoom. This event is […]
SCLWN: Cruse Training in Compassionate Conversations
Zoom , United Kingdom** 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 […]
Policy Event: Your Views on the National Performance Framework
online via Teams ., ., .Do you have views on how the Scottish Government should be measuring progress on wellbeing, and how it should be held to account? If you answered ‘yes’, this event could […]
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange March 2026
Zoom , United Kingdom** 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 […]
Prevention and Power: Holyrood, Health and the Third Sector
online Via ZoomThe Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE) and Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) have joined forces to bring you this important pre-Election online hustings event. At a panel discussion hosted […]
SCLWN Training Event: Compassionate Conversations
online Via Zoom** 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 […]
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange May 2026
online Via ZoomThis event is for CLWs and Programme Leads of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes. Our regular Scottish Community Link Worker Network Knowledge Exchanges offer Community Link Workers the opportunity […]
SCLWN: YGam Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Training
online via Teams ., ., .This event is for Primary Care Community Link Workers and Community Link Worker Programme Leads. Ygam is the UK's leading charity dedicated to preventing gaming and gambling harms among young […]
(IN)VISIBLE Gender and Health Report Launch
Join us for this online event and get an exclusive first look at our latest collaborative research report exploring the relationship between gender and health through a Third Sector lens. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
