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SUMMARY:SCLWN Training Event: Compassionate Conversations
DESCRIPTION:** This event is for CLWs and Programme Leads in primary care settings in Scotland.** \nThis 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 convey compassionate responses\, whilst demonstrating genuine understanding and support. \nThe course will support CLWs to: \n\nbuild confidence to communicate with compassion to those who are grieving\, following a bereavement\nhelp them to consider grief in the context of their role\ndevelop an understanding of compassionate conversations which in turn increase confidence in discussing grief themes\nconsider the impact of working with grief themes and how to manage individual self-care and wellbeing.\n\nPlease note that the number of places will be restricted to facilitate discussion. \nFind out more and book your place. \nFor more information about the event please contact Network Project Manager Roisin Hurst.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-training-event-compassionate-conversations/
LOCATION:online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:VHS joint event with partners
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SUMMARY:SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange May 2026
DESCRIPTION:This event is for CLWs and Programme Leads of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes. \nOur 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 clients. The events are a great way to find out more about what an organisation does as well as learn about its resources to support CLWs in their roles. \nOur latest event on 7 May will focus on neurodiversity and mental health and will feature presentations and discussion from Penumbra\,  Autism Scotland and Neurodivergent Birth Support. \nClick here to book your place.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-knowledge-exchange-may-2026/
LOCATION:online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:VHS joint event with partners
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ORGANIZER;CN="VHS":MAILTO:cecily.may@vhscotland.org.uk
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260513T120000
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SUMMARY:SCLWN: YGam Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Training
DESCRIPTION:This event is for Primary Care Community Link Workers and Community Link Worker Programme Leads. \nYgam is the UK’s leading charity dedicated to preventing gaming and gambling harms among young people. Their work bridges the critical knowledge gap between young people’s digital lives and the adults who guide them. They believe in harm prevention through education\, empowering the people who can make a real difference. \nFollowing a successful training event in June 2025\, The Scottish Community Link Worker Network is working again with award-winning charity Ygam to offer CLWs City and Guilds Gaming and Gambling Harm Prevention Training.  The timing of this training is particularly pertinent with the release last year of the Public Health Scotland Healthcare Needs Assessment of Gambling Harm in Scotland. This document also recommends the new NICE Guidelines on this topic\, which say the following: \n“Health and social care professionals should consider asking people about gambling (even if they have no obvious risk factors for gambling-related harm) when asking them about smoking\, alcohol consumption or use of other substances (for example\, as part of a holistic assessment or health check\, when registering for a service such as with a GP or in contacts with social services).” \n30% of 11-17-year-olds have spent their own money on gambling in the last 12 months (far more than the 15% who have vaped in the same time period)\, and 87% of 8-25-year-olds play video games at least 3 times a week. \nYgam’s workshop will help CLWs to open up conversations on these topics (which can be tricky to do due to the shame and stigma associated with them)\, as well as providing guidance on how to support and signpost a patient who is experiencing gaming or gambling harm. \nBook your place here!
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-ygam-gaming-and-gambling-harm-prevention-training/
LOCATION:online via Teams\, .\, .\, .\, .
CATEGORIES:VHS joint event with partners
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260527T100000
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SUMMARY:HPON Meeting: Election 2026 Debrief
DESCRIPTION:This 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 third sector. \nThe 2026 election is widely predicted to cause a seismic shift in Scottish politics\, with many current MSPs standing down and new political parties rising in popularity. There are a number of political priorities likely to straddle the election\, including the Assisted Dying Bill and the Human Rights Bill as well as commitments made in 2025 to public service reform and a shift to prevention in health. \nThis meeting provides a chance to analyse the implications of the results and to explore joint opportunities for ensuring that health is at the top of the agenda for new and returning MSPs and Ministers.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/hpon-meeting-election-2026-debrief/
LOCATION:VHS Office\, 18 York Place\, Edinburgh\, EH1 3EP
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260603T100000
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SUMMARY:SCLWN: Peer Support Event for Programme Leads
DESCRIPTION:This event is for Leads and Managers of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes \nOur Peer Support sessions are designed to bring together Leads and Managers of Primary Care Community Link Worker Programmes to share learning and good practice. \nIn the latest of our peer support events for CLW Programme Leads\, we will hear from Lorraine Hewie and Leeanne Killen from North Ayrshire’s CLW team about the work they are doing to support wellbeing.  They will talk about their work in Arran\, where they are delivering programmes focusing on smoking cessation and weigh-to-go interventions.  We will then have the opportunity to split into smaller breakout groups to explore current challenges and successes within your programmes. \nClick here to book your place. \n 
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-peer-support-event-for-programme-leads-2/
LOCATION:online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:VHS Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T123000
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SUMMARY:SCLWN: Coffee and Conversations
DESCRIPTION:This event is for Primary Care CLWs only. \nThis 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 from their peers\, learn more about each others’ programmes and share learning and good practice. In this catch up\, we will be discussing training\, supervision and support for CLWs. Is there training you have had recently that has really helped you in your role?  What training would be helpful? What does good supervision look like for you? \nClick here to book your place.
URL:https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/sclwn-coffee-and-conversations/
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