Alison’s blog: Community Link Workers support 1,400 medical students at Edinburgh University

Since 2021, our Community Link Worker (CLW) team has introduced link working and social prescribing to almost 1,400 student medics at the University of Edinburgh. These sessions contribute to the […]
Seonaid and Joshua’s Blog: Talk Time Scotland – providing free counselling for young disabled people in Scotland

“I couldn’t rate my counsellor highly enough, she was absolutely brilliant and I feel really grateful to have met her and benefited from her help and guidance. I actually cried […]
Key messages: SCLWN Knowledge Exchange- January 2025

Voluntary Health Scotland and the Scottish Community Link Worker Network hosted the 9th Knowledge Exchange event on 29 January 2025, featuring presentations from Alison Reeves from Making Music, Baz Chapman […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!

Our first newsletter of 2025 is out now with all the latest news and events. You can read it here!
SCLWN Peer Support Event- Feb 2025

SCLWN Peer Support – February- on Zoom Our SCLWN peer support events are designed to allow CLWs to come together to chat to each other in smaller groups so share challenges, […]
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter out now!

Our final newsletter of 2024 is out now and you can read it here. Happy reading and enjoy the festive season.
Scottish Community Link Worker Network Newsletter – out now!

Our November newsletter is out now with all the usual updates and information. Read it here!
SCLWN Knowledge Exchange Event: January 2025

***This event is aimed specifically at Community Link Workers who are working directly within a primary care setting in Scotland. Managers/Programme Leads for Community Link Workers are also welcome to […]
NHS Shetland publishes evaluation report on first year pilot of community link worker programme

NHS Shetland has published an evaluation report of the first year pilot of its community link worker programme. The Evaluation Report highlights the positive impact that Ingrid Sandison, the community […]
SCLWN Peer Support Event: Trauma

The Scottish Community Link Worker Network welcomed Fiona Douglas from the Health Promoting Health Service at NHS Lanarkshire to the peer support event on the 5th of November to discuss […]