Dawn’s Blog: My Journey as Scotland’s Community Link Worker of the Year
Today, something truly remarkable happened — I was honoured to be named Community Link Worker of the Year in Scotland. As I stood there, walking stick in hand, it struck […]
Making a real difference across Scotland – 2025 SCLWN Award Winners Announced
VHS and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network (SCLWN) are excited to announce the winners of our Inaugural Scottish Community Link Worker Network Awards 2025. These awards aim to shine […]
Paul’s Blog: A different approach to delivering social security in Scotland
Professor Paul Knight OBE is Social Security Scotland’s Chief Medical Advisor. In this blog he explains Social Security Scotland’s different approach to delivering benefits in Scotland with person-centred values at […]
Amber’s Blog: A collective approach to addressing health inequalities with ALISS
Health, hope, and healing: A collective approach to addressing health inequalities with ALISS As we continue our collective efforts to tackle health inequalities, this year’s Scottish Community Link Workers Network […]
VHS Appoints Policy & Public Affairs Lead
VHS are pleased to announce that Sarah Latto will be joining the team as Policy & Public Affairs Lead. Sarah joins us from Volunteer Scotland where she was the Senior […]
Rachel’s Blog: Building a Dementia-Friendly Scotland: Support, Training and Community with Age Scotland
Age Scotland is the national charity for older people, working to improve the lives of people over the age of 50 in Scotland. We provide a free helpline, support older […]
Tom’s Blog: Addressing regional inequalities with an Optimal Care Pathway for pancreatic cancer
Inequalities exist across the entire spectrum of health and wellbeing. People facing different levels of access to preventative means, timely diagnosis, and treatment options will also face differing abilities to […]
Christine’s Blog: A Roar for Change-Why Scotland Must Close the Health Inequalities Gap by 2035
Scotland’s health inequalities record is, quite frankly, abysmal. We hold the regrettable title of having the worst health inequalities gap in Western and Central Europe. This isn’t just a statistic. […]
Lucy’s Blog: Epilepsy Connections-25 years of Health, Hope & Healing
Epilepsy Connections is a small charity with a big impact throughout Scotland. We run a variety of projects and services within the Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Forth Valley, offering […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Survey – Briefing Paper
Ahead of Health, Hope and Healing, the 2025 Scottish Community Link Worker Network Annual Conference, Voluntary Health Scotland asked Network members to complete a short survey. Community Link Workers (CLWs) […]
