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 bereavement. The course is designed to build CLWs' confidence and insight on the differing expressions of grief responses following bereavement. It will support CLWs to […]
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 insight into the causes and possible solutions for addressing health inequalities in Scotland. They provide unique and innovative analysis of national health datasets, gather impact […]
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, we will hear from Gemma Woollett, HSCP Integration Officer and Lead CLW from the awarding-winning Community Link Worker team in Clackmannanshire. Gemma will talk about […]
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 and Glasgow who are part of the Living with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) research team, Beat, the UK's National Eating Disorder Charity, and Social Security […]
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 of research projects looking at different social determinants of health. The research will explore the relationship between health and gender identity, with a particular focus […]
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 of research projects looking at different social determinants of health. The research will explore the relationship between health and gender identity, with a particular focus […]
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 attend.*** Following a successful training event in June, The Scottish Community Link Worker Network is working again with award-winning charity Ygam to offer CLWs City […]
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 our Annual Conference. This year’s conference will spark thought-provoking conversations that bring together voices from the third sector, public sector, academia, policymakers, and communities to […]
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 approaches, including social prescribing. Chronic pain, defined as persistent pain lasting beyond three months, can significantly impact quality of life, affecting physical and mental wellbeing. […]
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 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 […]
