Scottish Community Link Worker Network

The Scottish Parliament election is just 5 weeks away and yesterday we hosted a joint hustings event with @ALLIANCEScot featuring reps from all six of the main political parties. Find out what they said about health, prevention and the third sector: bit.ly/47yZZvC

We are pleased to share @NHSHighland report on the third year of their CLW service. You can read the report here: bit.ly/41awZ9V @VHSComms @Edinburgh_CLW @CVSInverclyde @changemh_ @scotgovhealth @neilcgray @deependgp @ALLIANCEScot

We’re proud to share this blog from @TheKingsFund by our Chair Professor @KamilaHawthorne MBE. It highlights how #SocialPrescribing helps people live healthier lives and what's needed to scale it up. 👉 Read: bit.ly/3ND7FGv #HealthInequalities #SocialPrescribingDay

We hope you're looking forward to tomorrow, #SocialPrescribingDay! There are so many exciting events going ahead to celebrate, keep your eyes peeled.

Thank you to Michael Dixon, Chair of @CollegeofMed, for sharing your thoughts on #SocialPrescribing with us this #SocialPrescribingDay How are you celebrating? Please tag us in your activities, events and videos!

Happy Social Prescribing Day 2026 and a big thanks to our GP Community Link Workers who work tirelessly every day to improve the wellbeing of patients across Inverclyde. #SocialPrescribingDay @CVSInverclyde @InverclydeHSCP

To kick off the #SocialPrescribingDay celebrations, Siân Brand, our Chair, shares her thanks with all those who work in Social Prescribing 🎉How are you celebrating today? We will be here all day, sharing thoughts from key members of our network Tag us in your posts!

Our CLW team will be in Cargill Centre, Kilmacolm from 9.30-11 am, Port Glasgow Health Centre from 11.30am - 1pm and Greenock Health & Care Centre from 2pm-4pm today to celebrate Social Prescribing Day 2026! Please pop along and see us. @InverclydeHSCP #SocialPrescribingDay

Our Link Worker Team will be in the community today celebrating Social Prescribing Day @CVSInverclyde @InverclydeHSCP

Happy #SocialPrescribingDay2026! We hope you have a wonderful day. Our March newsletter is out with all the latest news and events. You can read it here: bit.ly/4d6Mve8 @VHSComms @ALLIANCEScot @deependgp @CVSInverclyde @clacksCTSI @Edinburgh_CLW

Check this out for #SocialPrescribingDay - some laughter yoga from Serious Laughter! We could all do with that. Sign up here: bit.ly/4uAGk8h @VHSComms @Edinburgh_CLW

We are looking forward to celebrating #SocialPrescribingDay next Thursday 26th March. Don't forget to share with us about how you are marking the day! @scotgovhealth @CVSInverclyde @Edinburgh_CLW @

We are really looking forward to celebrating #SocialPrescribingDay on 26th March and highlighting the fanastic work that Scotland's CLWs and social prescribers do in their communities. @VHSComms @Edinburgh_CLW @scotgovhealth @neilcgray @MareeToddMSP

Our latest newsletter is out now with all the usual updates. You can read it here: bit.ly/4aRx5HQ @VHSComms @Edinburgh_CLW @CVSInverclyde @deependgp @RCGPScotland @P_H_S_Official

Thanks to all the members of the Scottish Community Link Worker Network for contributing to our work in 2025. We couldn't do it without you! @Edinburgh_CLW @CVSInverclyde @Inverclyde_CLW @StirVolunteer @neilcgray @ALLIANCEScot @VHSComms

At VHS, we are thrilled, but not surprised, to see health equity and the shift to prevention as central pillars of the Public Health Scotland 10-year strategy published this week. Read our full response here: bit.ly/49XLxh2

Our first newsletter of 2026 is out now with all the latest news and updates for CLWs. You can read it here: bit.ly/3YXT7Dp @VHSComms @deependgp @RCGPScotland @Edinburgh_CLW @ALLIANCEScot @clacksCTSI @neilcgray @CVSInverclyde

Thank you to Scotland's wonderful Community Link Workers for everything you do. Wishing all of you a restful and peaceful festive period. See you in 2026! @@neilcgray @VHSComms @RCGPScotland @deependgp @Edinburgh_CLW @CVSInverclyde @clacksCTSI @ALLIANCEScot

Our December newsletter is out now with all the usual updates for CLWs. We hope you enjoy reading it here: bit.ly/4oVkGaT @Edinburgh_CLW @VHSComms @clacksCTSI @StirVolunteer @ALLIANCEScot @Inverclyde_CLW @deependgp @RCGPScotland @WeAreWithYou

Thanks to @ChrisProv22 and @RCGPScotland for sharing our resource on the importance of embedding CLWs into GP practices to maximise their impact. @VHSComms @neilcgray @MareeToddMSP @deependgp @RoisinHurst1 @scotgov