The next meeting and AGM of the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place online on Wednesday 4th of October 2023 via zoom. . This meeting will be chaired by co-convenor Emma Harper MSP. The topic for the meeting is "A decent and dignified life"- Challenge Poverty Week Speakers confirmed: Dr Laura Robertson, […]
This event is aimed specifically for Programme Leads for Community Link Workers in Scotland. This event aims to bring together Programme Leads from Community Link Worker Programmes across Scotland to enable you to share learning about your CLW programmes. The event will be an open space for you to discuss with your peers how you […]
We invite third sector organisations to join us at our next online Members Meet Up, where we want to hear your views on the barriers people face when accessing primary care, especially people affected by socio-economic inequalities. In your experience, what are the barriers to primary care, and how are they widening the health inequalities gap? We […]
**These events are aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland** To support Community Link Workers’ (CLWs) wellbeing and to enable CLWs to share learning and good practice, the Scottish Community Link Worker Network is hosting this event to bring together CLWs to talk about the […]
VHS are hosting a Kitchen Table discussion, in person, at our office in Edinburgh, on the morning of Tuesday 5th September, to discuss the Scottish Government Human Rights Bill Consultation. We have invited selected members, challengers and critical friends to join us at the Kitchen Table. Please contact Lauren Blair if you would like to […]
Join to learn more about why the consultation matters, how it relates to the right to health, and how you might want to respond. Book your place here. The Scottish Government has published the consultation for the Human Rights Bill. This is one of the biggest steps forward in human rights in Scotland, because the […]
The next meeting for the Cross Party Group on Health Inequalities will take place in the Scottish Parliament, in person ,at 1pm on Wednesday 14th of June 2023 in Committee Room 2. We also will have the option to view the meeting online. Please select which you would like when booking a place. This meeting […]
***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a Primary Care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for these Community Link Workers are also welcome to attend.*** This event will take place online on Zoom. The Scottish Community Link Worker Network will be hosting its third Knowledge Exchange Event on […]
Join us for the first Scottish Community Link Worker Network Annual Conference on the 24th of May at the Studio in Glasgow. Confirmed speakers: Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport Gerry McCartney, Professor of Wellbeing Economy, University of Glasgow Claire Stevens, Chief Executive, Voluntary Health Scotland Lorna Kelly, National Strategic […]
Join us online on Zoom at our next VHS members meet up. The Scottish Government is reviewing its National Outcomes, which cover issues from protecting our environment, to being healthy and active; with communities that are inclusive, empowered, resilient and safe, to tackling poverty by sharing opportunities, wealth and power more equally. The National Outcomes are […]
