VHS (IN)VISIBLE Report: Health, Sex and Gender Inequalities in Scotland
Our (IN)VISIBLE Report exploring the impact of sex and gender on health experiences and outcomes in Scotland has been published! This 48-page report pulls together evidence and insight from 50+ […]
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange – Key Messages
We held our latest Knowledge Exchange on 7th May featuring presentations from Neurodivergent Birth Support and Penumbra. Elevate Autism were unable to make it, but have shared their slides which […]
Movement for Health Creation Open Letter to MSPs
Today Voluntary Health Scotland (VHS) sent an open letter, signed by 79 VHS members, to all new and returning MSPs elected last week. The letter calls on MSPs to prioritise […]
UK-wide Research Demonstrates the Impact of Community Link Workers in Primary Care
In 2024, researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne interviewed patients, healthcare workers and community link workers (CLWs) in Scotland and their equivalent social […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – Out Now!
We’re hoping you all had a nice break over Easter – Our April newsletter is out today with all the latest roundups of news, events and resources to support Scotland’s […]
Key Messages: Prevention and Power Joint Hustings
VHS hosted a joint hustings event with The Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE) on the 31st of March called 'Prevention and Power: Holyrood, Health and the Third Sector'. […]
Hustings Event Stimulates Cross-Party Discussion on Health and the Third Sector
Today we hosted our hugely successful joint hustings event, ‘Prevention and Power: Holyrood, Health and the Third Sector’, with the Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE). Almost one hundred […]
SCLWN: Knowledge Exchange – Key Messages
The Scottish Community Link Worker Network held its latest Knowledge Exchange on Social Prescribing Day – 26 March! We were delighted to welcome speakers from Big Health, Sleep Action and […]
NHS Highland Publishes Community Link Worker Service Report
The third-year report for the Community Link Worker (CLW) Service in NHS Highland has been published. The report covers the period between 1st July 2024 and 30th June 2025. The […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!
It is Social Prescribing Day 2026 and our March newsletter is out today with all the latest roundups of news, events and resources to support Scotland’s community link workers. We […]
