Ahead of the Scottish Budget next week, VHS, The ALLIANCE, Scottish Community Development Centre and Edinburgh Community Health Forum have prepared a follow-up to last year's joint statement on prevention reinforcing how the 'hard-to-do' parts of preventative policy should be put into … [Read more...] about Joint Statement on Prevention: Putting the ‘hard-to-do’ parts of preventative policy into practice
Sarah’s Blog: Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector?
Our wonderful third sector is not in the best of health and, ahead of this year’s election, improving our sector’s life expectancy is a key priority. Fair Funding and formal recognition of the sector would help, but is a shift to prevention in public services the long-term cure that we need? SCVO … [Read more...] about Sarah’s Blog: Will a shift to prevention heal Scotland’s third sector?
SCLWN Event: Coffee and Conversations
***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 designed to be part of a regular lunchtime catch up to give CLWs from across the Scottish Community Link … [Read more...] about SCLWN Event: Coffee and Conversations
SCLWN: Cruse Training in Compassionate Conversations
** 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 … [Read more...] about SCLWN: Cruse Training in Compassionate Conversations
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange March 2026
** 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 … [Read more...] about SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange March 2026
Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
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 organisations will share information about how experiences related to health can be impacted by gender identity. There will … [Read more...] about Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
The December edition of the Network's newsletter is out now with all the usual updates on training, events and resources. You can read it here. We wish you a restful and peaceful time over the festive break and see you in 2026! … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
VHS Reflections on Audit Scotland ‘NHS in Scotland 2025’ Report
The Auditor General’s annual report looking at the finance and performance of Scotland’s NHS, published on the 4th December 2025, provides welcome insights into the current state of our health service. It also reinforces many of our recent reflections and policy asks, detailed in our recent … [Read more...] about VHS Reflections on Audit Scotland ‘NHS in Scotland 2025’ Report
VHS supports the Manifesto for Social Connection
The Scottish Forum on Isolation and Loneliness launched a manifesto yesterday, signed by VHS, calling on the next Scottish Government to make tackling loneliness a national priority. This year the Forum, co-facilitated by Befriending Networks and Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS), has … [Read more...] about VHS supports the Manifesto for Social Connection
Key Messages: SCLWN Peer Support Event for Programme Leads – November 2025
At our recent Peer Support Event for Programme Leads, Gemma Pritchard-Woollett, HSCP Integration Officer and Lead CLW from the awarding-winning Community Link Worker team in Clackmannanshire spoke about their programme and the innovative approaches they are using when it comes to data, including … [Read more...] about Key Messages: SCLWN Peer Support Event for Programme Leads – November 2025
