The Local Care Networks, in partnership with Community Southwark, are working to co-design and develop a more coordinated model of social prescribing in the borough. This will initially be focused on supporting people with long-term conditions, with a view to developing an evidence base for expanding to other population groups. The design of this model has been through a series of four social prescribing network workshops that brought together residents, local voluntary and community sector representatives and health and care professionals.
We’d welcome any learning or experience you would like to share either in person at the network meetings or via comments on this site.
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We held three network meetings in 2019, attended by people across the voluntary sector, public health and the NHS. Read more
There are many social prescribing services and models across the country that we can learn from. This page sets out just a few of the best evaluations and pieces of learning. Read more
One of the key points made during Network 1 was that we need to be careful not to exclude people through the use of technology. Read more
“Last week in clinic a patient said to me: ‘I’m not here about my COPD. I joined a choir after a lung rehabilitation course 3 years ago and I haven’t had any trouble from my breathing since.’ Read more
We recognise that social prescribing is a clunky term, but it is now being used and recognised by health and social care nationally... Read more
The end goal of the network sessions is to develop a business case for future funding of social prescribing to bring to Guy's and St Thomas’ Charity in 2020. Read more
This review explores: what is working well and what isn’t working well and where extra funds and resources are needed to support a more coordinated social prescribing model for local people. Read more