The Poverty and Health Inequalities Forum was only possible because people were willing to come together from lots of different organisations, to share their insights and expertise.
The main aim of this page is to share a bit more information about the organisations that our speakers joined from*, so that you can dip into their resources or support their work as you would like to. For details of our individual speakers, panelists and behind-the-scenes supporters, please see our Impact Report.
(*Please note: Each of our speakers shared their own perspectives - they do not claim to represent the views of their organisation as a whole. However, these organisations are all doing vital work relevant to the aims of the Poverty and Health Inequalities Forum, so we hope it is helpful to share their websites and resources for you to explore.)
In alphabetical order, our contributors joined us from:
Voluntary and Community Organisations
Chance 2 Change Drumchapel
Chance 2 Change provided the Health n Equalities art exhibition in the foyer of the Usher Building, and a series of powerful film-poems on the experience of living with health inequalities in Scotland. Chance 2 Change are a peer support group based in Drumchapel in Glasgow. Find out more on the Drumchapel LIFE website or get in touch with the group directly!
Deep End Network (Scotland)
The Scottish Deep End Network is a network of GPs working in the most deprived practices across Scotland, who share an interest in addressing health inequalities in primary care. Find out more on the Scottish Deep End Project website.
Additional resources:
- Resources for GP Practices
- Deep End Reports, Newsletters and Manifesto
- Write to your MSP about housing and health - template letter in Appendix 2
Edinburgh Community Links Worker Service
The Edinburgh Community Links Worker Service brings together Community Links Workers (CLWs) involved in social prescribing across Edinburgh. You can find out more about the service in their Annual Report.
Poverty Alliance
The Poverty Alliance is a national advocacy organisation working to tackle poverty in Scotland. Find out more on the Poverty Alliance website.
Additional resources:
- Values First ! How to talk and write about poverty
- Challenge Poverty Week
- Poverty Alliance Briefings and Reports
Rapid Re-accommodation Welcome Centre (Bethany Christian Trust)
The Welcome Centre provides emergency accommodation to people experiencing homelessness, who have nowhere else to stay. Find out more on the Welcome Centre website.
Social Bite
We were pleased to provide teas and coffees supplied by Social Bite - a social enterprise working to end homelessness in Scotland. Find out more about their work (and how to order your own event refreshments) on the Social Bite website.
Voluntary Health Scotland
Voluntary Health Scotland are a national organisation for voluntary and community groups working to improve people's health and wellbeing in Scotland. Find out more about their work on the Voluntary Health Scotland website. They also host the Scottish Community Links Worker Network, for people involved in social prescribing.
Universities
Our speakers and panelists also came from a number of different academic roles, mostly within the University of Edinburgh:
Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) and ACRC Academy
The Advanced Care Research Centre is an interdisciplinary research programme focused on different aspects of ageing and care - including experiences of growing older while facing poverty, homelessness and social exclusion. The ACRC is based at the University of Edinburgh, with partners at Newcastle University. Find out more on the ACRC website.
Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health
The Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health is a network of academics and practitioners working to address the health of marginalised populations, especially people experiencing homelessness. Find out more on the Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health website.
Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids
The Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids project (based at the Centre for Medical Informatics at the University of Edinburgh) is a research project addressing the relationship between cold, damp homes and children's health in Scotland. Find out more on the Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids website.
Additional Supporters
This section includes contributors who were unable to join us on the day, but who either took part in planning the event, or contributed to our other Challenge Poverty Week event - a special seminar on Poverty and Health Inequalities for Master of Public Health students.
Binks Hub
Based within the University of Edinburgh, the Binks Hub uses creative methods to work together with communities on research that matters to them. Their main focus includes everyday lives and community spaces, social inequalities, and social justice. Find out more on the Binks Hub website.
Edinburgh Community Plan
The University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh Community Plan is a commitment to making a difference to the local communities that the university is part of. This includes offering Community Access to Rooms and small Community Grants, which are available to local organisations. Find out more on the Community Plan 2025-30 website.
Public Health Scotland
Public Health Scotland were kind enough to provide a speaker for our student seminar in September 2025, to share some of their work on poverty and public health. You can access their resources here:
- Economy and Poverty (overview of resources)
- Poverty and Health
- Child Poverty and Health
Scottish Community Development Centre / Community Health Exchange
The Scottish Community Development Centre (SCDC) works across Scotland to empower communities to take action on the things that are most important to them. The Community Health Exchange (CHEx) focuses specifically on community-led approaches to health, including through its Health Issues in the Community training. They were also kind enough to provide a speaker for our student seminar in September 2025.
