
Roisin Hurst
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Project Manager for the Scottish Community Link Worker Network at Voluntary Health Scotland. Tweets my own.
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http://vhscotland.org.uk 24-10-2016 19:30:41
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New World Health Organization (WHO) global report shows within-country health inequities widening and health gap targets will be missed, largely due to lack of political will to tackle structural drivers of poor health @michaelmarmot Etienne Krug Sudhvir Singh #AllforEquity bit.ly/3SdE4lo


The WHO World Report on the Social Determinants of Health highlights the lack of political will to implement the structural, longer-term policy solutions needed to improve health for everyone. bit.ly/4iLPBmU Sir Michael Marmot Deep End GP Scotland Voluntary Health Scotland



⛅️ While service delivery varies across Scotland, link workers share an ambition to improve the lives of local people and addressing what matters most to them – something that will be celebrated at the first Scottish Community Link Worker Network awards today. Voluntary Health Scotland healthandcare.scot/stories/4145/c…

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


Congratulations to our winners and finalists of our first ever awards! Voluntary Health Scotland Roisin Hurst Neil Gray MSP Edinburgh Community Link Worker Network


Congratulations to winner Dawn and runners up Sophie and Liam🌟 Pilton Community Health Project Scottish Community Link Worker Network healthandcare.scot/stories/4140/c…

Health leaders are calling for funding & workforce planning from Scottish Government if ministers are to deliver the extra 100,000 GP appointments & improved care promised. General Practice Iain Morrison RCGP Scotland Chris Provan Dr Iain Kennedy Deep End GP Scotland RCN Scotland Royal College of Psychiatrists healthandcare.scot/stories/4147/h…

This is such a powerful blog from our Outstanding CLW of the Year Award Winner. Dawn works at Carr Gomm and her blog sums up perfectly the power of community link workers. Please read it if you can. Neil Gray MSP Maree Todd Deep End GP Scotland RCGP Scotland

Every sneering commentator and smug politician who can’t see what the fuss is about when it comes to single-sex facilities needs to read this piece, then explain why this woman’s trauma is of no importance to them. ALASTAIR CAMPBELL, Owen Jones, Nicola Sturgeon, Laurie Penny,

No woman should have to relive child sex abuse to make a point, but here we are, sadly. Thank you to Karen Danson for trusting me to tell her story. Amazing woman. Darlington Nursing Union Christian Concern Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Great to hear a call for CLW funding. CLWs are vital health creators. Neil Gray MSP Maree Todd Deep End GP Scotland RCGP Scotland Scottish Community Link Worker Network Voluntary Health Scotland The ALLIANCE CVS Inverclyde Edinburgh Community Link Worker Network Change Mental Health Arts Culture Health & Wellbeing Scotland (ACHWS)

We cant say Israel has a right to defend itself without saying the Palestinians have a right to defend themselves Israel has a right to exist So too Palestine has a right to exist Israeli life & Palestinian life must have equal worth and value #Gaza #Israel #Palestine Good Morning Britain

One year ago a housing emergency was declared in Scotland. Our latest blog looks at the work that has been done by Scottish Government and local authorities since then, as well as what may happen next. You can read more at: ow.ly/KEBl50VTJb6


Great to be at the annual Realistic Medicine conference. 'Enabling careful and kind care.' CLWs are at the heart of this. Voluntary Health Scotland Maree Todd Neil Gray MSP Deep End GP Scotland


Thank you Lauren Blair for everything you've done to support the Network and for your commitment to tackling health inequalities in Scotland. You will be missed. Voluntary Health Scotland Neil Gray MSP Maree Todd Deep End GP Scotland Jenni Minto MSP