Supported by: Jeremy Balfour*, Martin Whitfield*, Emma Roddick*, Jackie Dunbar*, Bill Kidd*, Annabelle Ewing*, Kevin Stewart*, Stuart McMillan*, Fulton MacGregor*, Miles Briggs*, Stephanie Callaghan*, Colin Beattie*, Audrey Nicoll*, Paul Sweeney* *S6M-13910 Emma Roddick: Welcoming the Expansion of the Community Link Worker Service in the Highlands—That the Parliament welcomes the significant expansion of the Community Link Worker programme in the Highlands, which is run by Change Mental Health and funded by NHS Highland; understands that the service will double its current reach from serving 31 GP practices to 62; recognises that it follows a social prescribing model that is focused on improving the health outcomes arising from social problems, which can lead to poor mental and physical health; believes that this service helps to break down the barriers and inequalities that rural communities face in accessing mental healthcare through providing community-led local support; notes that this expansion will mean that all GP surgeries across the Highland Health and Social Care Partnership will have access to a Community Link Worker, and wishes the service all the best...