Key Messages and Presentations: VHS Annual Conference 2023
VHS hosted our annual conference on 25th October 2023 at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, titled The Health Creators Summit. View the photos from the day: (click to scroll through them) […]
Emma’s Blog: Our inclusivity journey
Carers of West Lothian (COWL) is a charity offering a range of services developed to meet the needs of unpaid carers and disabled people in West Lothian. Across Scotland there […]
Lorraine’s Blog: Improving mental health and wellbeing with Linburn Therapy Hub
Sight Scotland Veterans has joined forces with Cyrenians to transform the Walled Garden at its Linburn Centre in West Lothian into a therapy hub which can be used by veterans, […]
Lucy’s Blog: Exploring Health Inequalities in Scotland through a Human Rights Lens
Incorporating international human rights law into Scots law is essential for safeguarding the rights and well-being of people accessing healthcare services. It will provide a robust legal framework for ensuring […]
Minutes and presentations: Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities June 2023
The Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities met on the 14th of June. This was a hybrid meeting, held in the Parliament and online. The meeting was chaired by Emma […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network: Knowledge Exchange Event June 2023
On the 8th of June 2023, The Scottish Community Link Worker Network hosted a Knowledge Exchange event online, attended by 37 Link Workers from across Scotland. Our guest speakers were: […]
Key Messages: Scottish Community Link Worker Network Annual Conference 2023
On the 24th May 2023, we were joined by Community Link Workers, Programme Leads, Third Sector Partners and our conference speakers for the first ever Scottish Community Link Worker Network […]
Murdoch’s Blog: Connecting Human Kindness to Human Crisis
The British Red Cross has a long and proud history of working in partnership with the NHS, Social Care and other charitable organisations to help support people both in time […]
Laura’s blog: How community link workers can help people access disability benefits
I’m a Service Manager within our Health and Social Care Division at Social Security Scotland. We’re now delivering 13 benefits to the people of Scotland, including Child Disability Payment and […]
Roisin’s Blog: Giving a Voice to Scotland’s Community Link Workers
The last few weeks have been extremely busy here at Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) as we get ready for the Scottish Community Link Worker Network’s (SCLWN) first ever Annual Conference […]
