The Social Prescription

SEPTEMBER 2026

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Contents

1. UPDATES
2. EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH
3. TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
4. UPCOMING WEBINARS

Updates

Celebrating Alzheimer’s Month through the Power of Music: To mark World Alzheimer’s Month 2026, we’re celebrating the impact of the Power of Music Fund. The fund supports local groups and organisations across England that use music to improve the lives of people living with dementia.

Movement on Prescription Webinar Series launch: How can primary care, social prescribing and physical activity partners work together to help create more active communities? Supported by Sport England, our new webinar series will explore practical ways to strengthen local pathways, improve access to movement and demonstrate impact - building effective pathways through primary care teams, link workers, Active Partnerships and physical activity providers.

The Strategic Forum for Neighbourhood Health and Social Prescribing: The Forum provides a dedicated space for system leaders, commissioners, public health professionals and VCFSE leaders to strengthen and champion social prescribing as a core component of Neighbourhood Health. We held our first session on the 23rd September. If you have a system leadership or planning role in public health, integrated care, prevention, health inequalities or community-based support, we'd love to hear from you.

Launch of the revised green social prescribing toolkit: From walking groups and community gardening to conservation volunteering and outdoor arts and culture, Green Social Prescribing connects people with activities that support better health and wellbeing. The revised toolkit helps you develop Green Social Prescribing in your area. Designed for regional leaders - find out how to build partnerships, strengthen referral pathways, and expand and embed social prescribing.

Evidence and research

NASP response to NHS Neighbourhood Health contracting models consultation: A consultation on proposed Multi-Neighbourhood Provider (MNP) and Single Neighbourhood Provider (SNP) contracting models to support neighbourhood health services

Explore the evidence page: See who is accessing social prescribing, its impact, and whether it is easing pressure on the wider health system.

Training and development

[For link workers]: Updated link worker resources hub

 Our refreshed webpage brings together the monthly webinar programme, online training, toolkits and guidance to support you in your role.

[for healthcare professionals] Join our Social Prescribing Champions Champions are healthcare professionals working across the health system who raise awareness and build understanding of social prescribing. Find out more and apply to join.

[For link workers] NASP Webinar Recording: Thriving in a neighbourhood team: How link workers strengthen integrated care

Upcoming Webinars

[For link workers] 21st October, 12-1pm NASP Webinar: Mental health Part Two - World Mental Health Day: To mark World Mental Health Day, this session will explore how social prescribing can contribute to mental health and wellbeing through person-centred, community-based support. The webinar will consider how people can be supported to access the right help, build confidence and strengthen connection.

Find out more about future webinars for link workers and let us know if you would like to suggest ideas for future webinars.

[For regional leaders and strategic level roles] 30th September - NASP Webinar: Green Social Prescribing Toolkit Launch: This webinar will launch the 2026 Revised Edition of the Green Social Prescribing Toolkit, which brings together lessons learned from the National Cross-Government Green Social Prescribing Programme to Tackle and Prevent Mental Ill-health. The toolkit and the webinar are particularly aimed at people working at a strategic, systems level, who are seeking to embed green social prescribing into health systems.

Register now for the first SP-EU Webinar, 9th October, 1-2PM BST: Social Prescribing EU's first webinar of their series “Sharing experiences on Social Prescribing” provides an opportunity to learn from practical experiences of SP-EU consortium partners and discuss key challenges and lessons learned. The webinar will be run by EuroHealthNet and is aimed at international practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and organisations working on or interested in social prescribing.