
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network is a national network for primary care community link working in Scotland.
The aim of the network is to create a space for community link workers in primary care settings in Scotland to come together to share learning and to develop, network and support each other in order to improve outcomes for their patients and communities.
The network has a number of key objectives:
- Provide a forum to enable peer-to-peer support for primary care community link working across Scotland
- Raise awareness of the community link worker role in tackling health inequalities
- Strengthen the contribution of community link workers to primary care teams and enable greater understanding of community link working within primary care settings
- Identify and maximise training, learning and development opportunities to professionalise the community link worker role
- Provide a collective voice to influence policy regarding community link working
The direction and work of the network is currently supported by a working group of community link workers as well as an advisory group of community link worker programme leads.
Here’s what some of our network members had to say:
If you are interested in joining the Scottish Community Link Worker Network or want to find out more about it and future events, then please contact Roisin Hurst, Project Manager.
Leanne’s Blog: Supporting people with long-term health conditions
20/07/2022
Leanne Connolly from Thistle talks about their work over the last 18 months and shares more information about their courses and services that can support people with long-term conditions.
Avril’s Blog: Making the links to support people with M.E.
18/07/2022
Avril McLean from Action for M.E. explains what her organisation can do for people affected by M.E. or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and how Community Link Workers can be a vital link in the chain for people looking for support.
Steven’s Blog: Evaluating impact on Health Inequalities for Community Link Workers
02/06/2022

On the 31st May 2022, Evaluati …
VHS and Scottish Community Link Worker Network publish review of training and development needs of Community Link Workers
26/05/2022

As a result of feedback from S …
Jen’s Blog: Eat Well Age Well: Preventing Malnutrition in Older Adults
24/05/2022

Jen Grant, Project Dietitian from Eat Well Age Well talks about the work they do to prevent malnutrition in older adults