1. “Our vision is for a Scotland where people who are disabled or living with long term conditions and unpaid carers have a strong voice and enjoy their right to live well.”

2. National Links Worker Programme #makeslinks
Roseann Logan Chris Gourley
Community Links Manager Learning and Evaluation Officer

3. #makeslinks
Dahlgreen & Whitehead 1991

4. Role of the CLP One-to-one solution focussed interactions
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Role of the CLP
One-to-one solution focussed interactions
Practice development work
Community network building

5. Capacities of the ‘Links Approach’
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Capacities of the ‘Links Approach’
Team wellbeing
Shared learning
Awareness
Intelligence
Signposting
Problem solving
Network building
Safe environment Protected time Links triggers Information gathering Practice systems Personal wellbeing Skills and knowledge Social models Curation Accessible formats Identify barriers Motivational support
Enough time Shared stories Self management Point of need availability Acceptable and meaningful Find solutions, offer help
Community relationships
Creative solutions
Local capacity building

6. #makeslinks
Protecting time to enable weekly / bi-weekly / monthly meetings between CLP & team
Practice blog
Supporting local community assets bids for funding

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Protecting time to enable weekly / bi-weekly / monthly meetings between CLP & team
Practice blog
Supporting local community assets bids for funding

8. #makeslinks I think this is ****
Awareness of safety climate and what could be improved
Awareness of the links approach and benefit of such

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Staff training
Creating community signposting protocols

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List of vulnerable adults
Review policies & protocols

12. #makeslinks Hosting coffee mornings
Getting out in to community (see blog)

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15. #makeslinks Referrals to Community Links Practitioners* 2188 1465
Links Worker Programme April 2014 – February 2016 inclusive
Number of referrals received
Number of Individuals worked with
2188
1465
Rolling conversion rate: (67%)
*numbers do not include referrals made directly to resources by practice staff

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Female

17. Physical health issues
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Social issues
Physical health issues 23
No referral reason recorded 13 54 23 5 62 12
Female 61
An analysis of the first 253 people referred to CLP
Mental health issues

18. “Life without Mummy and Daddy” ‘Jade’ 11 years old

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Cameron’s woman supported to attend creative writing classes, poem was published in MHA&F festival, Acknowledged CLP.
Football memories project for Men with dementia

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GP practice undertook tour at Christmas. People now being signposted to courses delivered at resource centre. Individual with addiction issues.

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23. Any questions? Thank you #makeslinks
links.alliance-scotland.org.uk @lwpmakeslinks