Our new CEO, Bruce Crawford, has shared his thoughts after his first week in the job. "My induction has been non-stop, meeting my new colleagues and some of the people with whom we do business, our partners, funders and members." Read the full message: bit.ly/4ghtcxx

The last EVOC E-news of 2024 is a festive message from our new CEO, Bruce Crawford: bit.ly/4gYQWXh Please note, our team finishes up at 12noon on Christmas Eve and will be back at their desks on Fri 3 Jan 2025.

📣 We're starting a new Community Pantry Southside Community Centre next week! Visit and pick up quality food items for a low cost. 📅 Every Friday 🕙 10am - 11am 📍 Southside Community Centre, Edinburgh, EH8 9ER More about this pantry: buff.ly/4gkYjZ0

If you are struggling with a lung condition join us in February for advice on how to self-manage your lung condition. Contact FRANCES 07479 284330, [email protected]

Free dance class over 65+ who may have dementia, Parkinson’s, or restricted movement. Full are details 👇

Appointments are available at St Andrews Square branch of Nationwide. See the link below for booking details Nationwide Dementia UK

Dads Antenatal - Thurs 23rd Jan 7pm in Gorgie. Come get some vital hands on experience of nappy changing, bathing and more. It's free and open to all Dads to be, sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Applications are open for the Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh: Community Grants Fund (up to £5000), to support not-for-profit organisations in a variety of areas. Application deadline: 7th March 2025. Find out more and appl: tinyurl.com/2csy7d4j

Planing is well underway for the 5th year of working with Edinburgh Medical School and Dr Helen Eborall to introduce over 250 1st medical students to community link working #futuregps #community #collaborativeworking RCGP Scotland

Appreciate Neil Gray MSP coming to #WesterHailes for good chat about Deep End GP Scotland #TeamGP Edinburgh Community Link Worker Network #GPIT. Great work The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership & Scot Gov Health but more to be done building Digital&Data driven approaches in vulnerable communties &supporting #linkworking #socialprescribing

Worth a watch. Housing is the biggest issue CLWs are helping people with. The housing crisis impacts the health service. As Prof Sir Michael Marmot stated ‘What good does it do to treat people & send them back to the conditions that made them sick?’ Scottish Social Prescribing Network Scottish Community Link Worker Network

On Tue 18 Feb 2021 Edinburgh's CLW Network and The University of Edinburgh delivered the first of many sessions introducing link working and social prescribing to medical students. 4 years on, we've reached nearly 1,400 aspiring doctors. Read more: tinyurl.com/ye25y79y

Our third sector partners have played a key role in introducing link working and social prescribing to nearly 1,400 The University of Edinburgh students. They generously share their knowledge and experiences. Hear more: tinyurl.com/347cxtm7 Carr Gomm Pilton Community Health Project Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust

Delighted to see our network represented in these videos which show the importance of link workers and the difference they make to people’s lives. Take a look 👇Peter Cairns Scottish Community Link Worker Network The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

We're so excited to announce the finalists for the inaugural Scottish Community Link Worker Network Awards 2025. The winners will be revealed at the #SCLWNConf25 in Glasgow on May 7th. View the full list of finalists at tinyurl.com/hm7ncuhp

We’re so proud to have two of our fantastic CLWs nominated for ‘Outstanding Community Link Worker of the year 2025’ in the upcoming Scottish Community Link Worker Network awards. Huge congratulations to Sophie Carmichael Pilton Community Health Project and Dawn Craig Carr Gomm Helena Richards

Best of luck to all the finalists in tomorrow’s Scottish Community Link Worker Network awards, especially our own Dawn and Sophie who are shortlisted for ‘Outstanding CLW 20205’ healthandcare.scot/stories/4140/c… healthandcare.scot Helena Richards Pilton Community Health Project

A huge congratulations to Dawn Craig, winner of the first ever Outstanding Community Link Worker award at this year's Scottish Community Link Worker Network conference! We are so proud, and grateful to have Dawn as part of our CLW Network. Helena Richards

We've had a fantastic day at the third annual Scottish Community Link Worker Network conference discussing hope, health and healing. Huge congrats to both our winner Dawn and runner up Sophie in the 'Outstanding CLW 2025' award. Helena Richards Pilton Community Health Project create wealth

Dawn talks about her journey to Outstanding CLW of the Year in this incredible blog piece and describes perfectly why CLWs are so important vhscotland.org.uk/dawns-blog-my-… Helena Richards Scottish Community Link Worker Network healthandcare.scot