NHS Ten Year Plan: NASP's Response
The government published its plan for the health service at the beginning of July. Read our response.
Building the future of care
Through
consultations with link workers including our first national survey, we found a need for greater clarity
around training and development requirements. In response to this, we’ve
created a training roadmap for Social Prescribing Link Workers. The roadmap builds on the recommended core competencies outlined in the Workforce Development Framework published by NHS England.
The Power of Music: Transforming lives through connection and care
Since the launch of the Power of Music Fund, we have reached thousands of people living with dementia and their carers, and the impact speaks for itself.
A fresh approach to health in Tower Hamlets
Delivered by Alexandra Rose Charity in partnership with the Bromley by
Bow Centre and funded by Tower Hamlets Council, Fruit & Veg on Prescription
is an innovative social prescribing initiative helping residents on low incomes
improve their health by linking them with weekly vouchers for fresh fruit and
vegetables.
Social Prescribing: What It Is and What It Can Do
Read our recently published editorial in the British Journal
of Hospital Medicine by our Deputy Director of Evidence and Evaluation, Joelle
Bradly and Strategic Lead for Healthcare Integration and Neighbourhood Health,
Monica Boulton.
Social prescribing: bringing community back to health?
This editorial in the Lancet discusses the growing use of social prescribing to address issues such as loneliness and obesity, and references the NASP in the context of the UK's leadership in formalising a social prescribing strategy.
