PE2053: Stop the cuts to community link workers and help secure their long-term future within GP practice teams
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to take action to ensure that the number and hours of current community link workers serving the poorest communities are not cut in the next financial year; and take binding steps to secure long-term funding for community link workers in GP practices across Scotland.
Petitioner: Peter Cawston on behalf of Scottish GPs at the Deep End
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 09 October 2023
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (134KB, pdf) posted 07 November 2023
Committee Meetings
24 January 2024: The Committee agreed to write to Health and Social Care Scotland, ALLIANCE – Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, the GMB trade union, Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), GP Practices involved with the Scottish Deep End Project and the Cabinet Secretary for Health.
Official Report of Meeting 24 January 2024
Written Submissions
PE2053/A: Scottish Government submission of 29 November 2023 (146KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2023
PE2053/B: Petitioner submission of 9 January 2024 (144KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2024
PE2053/C: Scottish Government submission of 19 February 2024 (144KB, pdf) posted 20 February 2024
PE2053/D: Dr David Blane submission of 26 February 2024 (225KB, pdf) posted 01 March 2024
PE2053/E: Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership submission of 26 February 2024 (195KB, pdf) posted 28 February 2024
PE2053/F: Health and Social Care Scotland submission of 26 February 2024 (168KB, pdf) posted 01 March 2024
PE2053/G: ALLIANCE submission of 26 February 2024 (146KB, pdf) posted 01 March 2024
PE2053/H: Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership – Community Link Worker Network submission of 26 February 2024 (172KB, pdf) posted 01 March 2024