The Improvement Service (IS) supports Local Government in Scotland to provide effective community leadership, have strong local governance, and to deliver high-quality local services. The IS has a dedicated evaluation team which works with local councils and their community planning partners. … [Read more...] about Improvement Service Blog: Helping to tackle health inequalities by turning insight into action
Alison’s Blog: Community Food Matters-What stakeholders told us and why it counts
Community food initiatives are uniquely placed to support multiple health outcomes and reach marginalised groups across Scotland. Alison Owens, Health Improvement Manager, discusses Public Health Scotland’s (PHS) engagement with the community food sector and the opportunities involving them in local … [Read more...] about Alison’s Blog: Community Food Matters-What stakeholders told us and why it counts
Art in Healthcare Blog: Creativity That Heals
Art in Healthcare’s mission is to provide engaging and impactful creative opportunities to support and improve the mental and physical health and wellbeing of individuals in Scotland. Many of these activities take place in community, health and social care settings and most are collaborative. We … [Read more...] about Art in Healthcare Blog: Creativity That Heals
‘It’s not about systems, it’s about people’ – the impact of community-led support in Fife.
Fife's Community Led Support Annual Report 2024 was recently presented to the Fife Intregration Joint Board. As well as receiving a very enthusiastic reception from the Board, the report also served to highlight the value and impact of the work done by Community Link Workers across Fife. The … [Read more...] about ‘It’s not about systems, it’s about people’ – the impact of community-led support in Fife.
SCLWN: Cruse Scotland Training in Compassionate Conversations
**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 bereavement. The course is designed to build CLWs' confidence and insight on the differing expressions of grief … [Read more...] about SCLWN: Cruse Scotland Training in Compassionate Conversations
SCLWN: Peer Support Event for Community Link Worker Programme Leads
** 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, we will hear from Gemma Woollett, HSCP Integration Officer and Lead CLW from the awarding-winning Community Link Worker team in … [Read more...] about SCLWN: Peer Support Event for Community Link Worker Programme Leads
VHS Manifesto for Health Creation
On 2nd October, we launched our Manifesto for Health Creation at an event held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Over 40 members and stakeholders joined us to hear more about the manifesto asks. We also heard from a VHS member - Sarah Pryde-Smith from Simba - about why they engaged in the … [Read more...] about VHS Manifesto for Health Creation
VHS Consultation Response: Scotland’s Census 2031
On 30th September we submitted our response to the National Records of Scotland consultation regarding the 2031 Census. At VHS, we regularly hear from our members that they are unable to access the data they need to support their work. Often, data is not available to reflect the health needs of … [Read more...] about VHS Consultation Response: Scotland’s Census 2031
Joint Statement on Prevention
A partnership of third and community organisations, including Voluntary Health Scotland, have come together to set out the urgent action required to achieve the prevention-centred system needed to tackle Scotland's growing health inequalities crisis. Published jointly by Edinburgh Community Health … [Read more...] about Joint Statement on Prevention
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – September Edition Out Now!
Our Network September newsletter is out now with all the usual round up of news, training, events and resources that will be of interest to our Network's CLWs. Happy reading! Read the Newsletter here. … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – September Edition Out Now!
