Community Links Practitioner Laura McEwing talks about a community group she has helped to set up at Baillieston Library. I have been working with a collective made up of grandparents/childminders/parents (mums, dads, grans and grandads) since approximately last September. We meet in Baillieston … [Read more...] about Laura’s Blog: A Community Link Worker Case Study
Scottish Community Link Worker Network: June Knowledge Exchange Event
***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for these Community Link Workers are also welcome to attend.*** This event will take place online on Zoom. The Scottish Community Link … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network: June Knowledge Exchange Event
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
Our March Network Newsletter is out now! In this month's edition, we have the usual news from around the Network including some blogs from Social Prescribing Day and information about the first international social prescribing map You can access the Newsletter here Happy reading! … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
Chris’s Blog: Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
Chris Docherty from Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland talks about how the organisation supports people living with chest, heart and stroke conditions in Scotland. Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland is Scotland’s leading health charity, supporting those people living with chest, heart and stroke … [Read more...] about Chris’s Blog: Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
Sonia’s Blog: Pain Association Scotland
Professor Sonia Cottom from Pain Association Scotland talks about the support they can provide around self-management of chronic pain. Pain Association Scotland provides specialist education, training and support in the self-management of chronic pain. The organisation has developed expertise in … [Read more...] about Sonia’s Blog: Pain Association Scotland
Kevan’s Blog: Memories Scotland
Kevan Smith from Glasgow Life explains how their Memories Scotland project improves mental wellbeing. Memories Scotland is the latest development of a Scotland-wide project connecting heritage resources with reminiscence activity. Glasgow Libraries is one of the many local authority library … [Read more...] about Kevan’s Blog: Memories Scotland
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
Our February Network Newsletter is out now! In this month's edition, we have the usual news from around the Network including our first annual conference in May and our first event specifically for CLW Programme Leads in April. You can access the Newsletter here Happy reading! … [Read more...] about Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
Community Link Worker Programme Leads Event
This event is aimed specifically for Programme Leads for Community Link Workers in Scotland. This event aims to bring together Programme Leads from Community Link Worker Programmes across Scotland to enable you to share learning about your CLW programmes. The event will be an open space for you … [Read more...] about Community Link Worker Programme Leads Event
Community Link Workers and Peer Support
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network recently brought together 40 Community Link Workers from across Scotland to discuss the benefits to them of peer support. The event started with short introductions from Donna Laidlaw from NHS Forth Valley and Chris Flynn and Melanie McIntosh from NHS … [Read more...] about Community Link Workers and Peer Support
Community Link Worker Mapping – Online Survey
Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network are currently conducting research to map the range of Community Link Worker (CLW) projects across Scotland and learn more about the impact they have in their communities. As part of this research, we are conducting a short … [Read more...] about Community Link Worker Mapping – Online Survey
