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#SocialPrescribingDay C4PC Webinar: Understanding & aligning link worker & community capacity building activity
On Thursday 18th March, C4PC hosted a webinar to support #SocialPrescribingDay and share learning from our document, Understanding & aligning link worker & community capacity building activity. You can read the full document here. The webinar was hosted by: Kim Ryley, Co-chair of C4PC Our speakers included: James Sanderson, Director of NHS Personalised Care at NHS England and Improvement and Chief Executive Officer at the National Academy for Social Prescribing Sian Lockwood, CEO of Community Catalysts Christiana Melam, CEO of the National Association of Link Workers Merron Simpson, CEO of The Health Creation Alliance Ewan King, COO, of the Social Care Institute for Excellence Joe Micheli, Head of Commissioning at York Council Anna Hartley, Director of Public Health
Understanding & aligning link worker & community capacity building activity: A place-based approach in York & Wakefield
This week we shared our our latest learning in a webinar attended by 100 people from a wide range of backgrounds across health and social care. Understanding and aligning link worker and community capacity building activity: A place-based approach in York and Wakefield was commissioned by NHS England and delivered by C4PC in collaboration with Community Catalysts, The National Association of Link Workers (NALW), the New NHS Alliance (now The Health Creation Alliance) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
Health Inequalities, the Covid Vaccination & Community-Centred Approaches
The Coalition for Personalised Care (C4PC) has released a report identifying key issues in tackling COVID vaccine hesitancy and reluctance. It is hoped that the insight gathered will improve understanding within the NHS, Department of Health and Social Care and Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government of how best to influence vaccine take-up.
NHS Personalised Care Group launches peer leadership development programme
The Personalised Care Group at NHS England and NHS Improvement has developed an exciting and innovative online personal development programme with he aim of developing hundreds of new peer leaders by 2024. A Peer Leader is ‘a person with lived experience who is committed to working collaboratively with the system to shape and influence how health and care is delivered.’ The approach is fundmental to the work of the Coalition for Personalised Care, ensuring that co-production is embedded across the NHS. It makes sense that, to ensure that our NHS meets everyone’s needs, the people who use services - especially those living with long term conditions, disabled people and family carers - have the opportunity to shape them. For the last
C4PC shares new insight into community strengthening
C4PC is sharing new insight focussed on understanding how best to align link worker and capacity building activities with optimum success. The resource explores a place-based approach in York and Wakefield, and highlights the importance of community strengthening roles including how individuals and communities can best take control of their own lives and environment to maintain good health and well-being. Sign up to attend the webinar and find out more.
Health Inequalities, the COVID Vaccination Programme & Community Centred Approaches
Amongst growing concern that health inequalities in the U.K. are adversely affecting the roll-out of the national Covid vaccination programme, C4PC is drawing together a broad range of partner organisations to provide valuable insight from a range of perspectives which could help to tackle the issue. We'll be sharing the findings immediately after the event.
