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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

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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

30 October 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.

Official Report of Meeting 30 October 2024

24 September 2025: The Committee took evidence from—

Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Alan Morrison, Deputy Director Health Infrastructure & Sustainability, Scottish Government
Douglas McLaren, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Scottish Government

The Committee took evidence on thematic healthcare issues in Scotland that have been raised in multiple petitions.

Official Report of Meeting 24 September 2025

Update from Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, 30 October 2025