Social Prescribing – Check your cupboards first
Iggy Patel, a voluntary independent health advocate, reflects on social prescribing, the realities of what already exists within communities and how the NHS universal personalised plan feeds into this.
#SocialPrescribingDay C4PC Webinar: Understanding & aligning link worker & community capacity building activity
C4PC hosted a webinar in March 2021 to support #SocialPrescribingDay and share learning from our document, Understanding & aligning link worker & community capacity building activity. All the videos from the event are available to watch.
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).
Understanding and aligning link worker and community capacity building activity: A place-based approach in York and Wakefield
This resource, produced through collaboration between a number of organisations, focusses on understanding and aligning link workers and community capacity building.
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.
Green social prescribing: call for expressions of interest
Expressions of interest for a project which aims to improve people’s mental health through green social prescribing.
Public Health England call for evidence for social prescribing for migrant populations
Public Health England is conducting an evidence review on social prescribing approaches for migrant populations in England.
Crisis Social Prescribing at Bromley by Bow
This report explores the work of the Bromley by Bow Health Partnership and Bromley by Bow Centre during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Macmillan Social Prescribing Service – Summary Evaluation Report
This report is an evaluation of the Macmillan Social Prescribing (MSP) service running across East London.
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RCN resources on Social Prescribing
A range of resources developed by the General Practice Nursing Forum at RCN for the successful introduction of social prescribing in a variety of settings.
