Engage Update - 16 February

Tackling Tobacco & Vaping Together

Renfrewshire HSCP Health Improvement Team are hosting an in person event aimed at staff working in organisations across Renfrewshire who are interested in tobacco and vaping prevention work taking place both locally and nationally.
 
Date: Thursday 12th March
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Venue: Tweedie Hall, Linwood
 
This event will provide an opportunity to:
 

Share updates on progress since our last stakeholder event in Feb 2023
Highlight current information and available resources
Support shared learning and discussion across tobacco and vaping work
Gain insight into areas requiring further support and input
 

Further details, including speakers and a draft agenda, will be shared in due course. For now, we would be grateful if you could register your interest using this Tackling Tobacco & Vaping Together  – Fill out form
 
If you have any questions, please contact alex.connor@nhs.scot or kwilkinson@engagerenfrewshire.com

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Creating a digitally confident Scottish voluntary sector in 2026

Our fourth call to action

Scotland’s voluntary sector is operating in a world where digital and technology are no longer optional, specialist, or “back-office” concerns. They shape how people find help, how services are delivered, how trust is built, how funding flows, and how risk is managed.

Used well, digital and technology can make charities more effective, resilient and responsive, enabling better outcomes for people without increasing costs. Used poorly, or ignored, they can deepen exclusion, drain capacity, increase risk and undermine impact.

This Call to Action is about what needs to happen next. We are calling on Scotland’s voluntary sector, and those who support it, to take deliberate, sustained action to build digital confidence as a core part of effective, ethical and resilient practice.

Read more here

Billy McClean
Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership

I’m pleased to share my latest Vlog with you below. In this week’s Vlog, I talk about:

• A really interesting visit to Blantyre Life in South Lanarkshire.
• Yesterday’s Providers’ Forum in Linwood.
• My regular thanks to staff for their great work. This week I mention some feedback for the Social Work team in Johnstone and the Podiatry team.
• The Refreshed draft Carers Strategy, which is now open for consultation on the HSCP website.  

If you have any feedback on this video or ideas for future topics, I’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch or email: HSCPcommunications@renfrewshire.gov.uk
 
I hope you enjoy this week’s update…



 

A special SURF Annual Conference and Hustings event will be held on the 12th March in Paisley Town Hall. 

A key focus of discussion will be the four manifesto topics of Resource Local Democracy, Deliver Affordable Housing, Commit to Fair Funding, and Invest in Public Transport, and you will get a chance to grill the party representatives at a morning hustings session. There will also be a chance to learn from over a decade of evidence from our Alliance for Action place-based programme. 

With additional input including Neil Young of St Paul's Youth Forum and Author, Playwright and Performer Alan Bissett. 

The event is now open for booking HERE

Read the full manifesto here

Hosted by Generations Working Together (GWT)
 
Join us for an inspiring and interactive event exploring the power of intergenerational practice. Discover its impact, learn from real examples, and connect with others passionate about strengthening communities.
At the event, you will:

• Gain a deeper understanding of the value and impact of intergenerational projects
• Hear from current intergenerational initiatives in Glasgow and surrounding areas
• Connect with practitioners, professionals, and community leaders
• Learn how you can support and strengthen intergenerational activity in your community

Date: Thursday 23 April 2026
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Venue: Satinwood Suite, Glasgow City Chambers
Address: George Square, Glasgow, G2 1DU

We hope you can join us! To reserve your place, please register here.

Please confirm your attendance by Thursday 2 April.

For questions, contact: corrina@gwt.scot

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are working in Partnership with The Talk About Trust to develop vaping and nicotine resources for use in Third Sector Youth Organisations. Building on our newly developed school resources.
 
The following short survey aims to gather views from adults working in youth organisations to inform the format, content, and delivery of these resources. Please can you share this with anyone you feel would be interested in participating in this consultation. You can access the survey using this link.