A Review of Social Prescribing in Southwark

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 the Executive summary here and the full report here.

Healthwatch Southwark also conducted a review of the patient experience of social prescribing which you can read here

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A guide to formal and informal volunteering

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Focusing on inclusivity within all aspects of your organisation, including volunteers, will allow you to better reflect the communities you serve, making better and more effective strategic decisions.
South London Listens: Loneliness & Isolation Workshop

Citizens UK is inviting South Londoners to sign up to a Loneliness & Isolation workshop as part of the South London Listens Initiative.
Invitation to Tender: Stage One - Review of Grant Making & Commissioning

The council is carrying out a two-stage review of grant making & commissioning following a report to Cabinet in September 2020 on what the community has told it of their experiences of racism, racial inequalities and injustice.

Learning from the 3 Network Sessions

We held three network meetings in 2019, attended by people across the voluntary sector, public health and the NHS.
Learning from elsewhere

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.
Digital Platforms

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.
Blog from our clinical lead on Social Prescribing

“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.’
And what is social prescribing?

We recognise that social prescribing is a clunky term, but it is now being used and recognised by health and social care nationally...
About the Social Prescribing Network

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.

Community Researchers Wanted for Paid Local StreetSpace Project with Southwark Council

Southwark Council are working with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity to deliver trial street changes in three neighbourhoods in Southwark. They are offering community researchers £1,000 for a 10-12 hour commitment per week for roughly 3 months.
Volunteering During a Lockdown

Find out how you can volunteer in Southwark, and help your community get through this lockdown.
New London Community Response Fund: Launching 14 Jan

New funding from the London Community Response is launching on 14 January.
COVID-19 Vaccinations in Southwark

Find out how COVID-19 vaccinations are being rolled out in Southwark - (updated 24 Feb)
National Lockdown Response Survey

In wake of England's third national lockdown, we wanted to reach out to the VCS to hear what support you need at this time.
Thank you for coming to our Community Southwark AGM!

Yesterday we held our Community Southwark AGM, a big thank you to all of you who joined us.
New projects coming to Southwark

Find out where the funds raised by the Community Infrastructure Levy are going to be spent.
Are you in private rented housing? Find out the support available from Southwark Council's Private Rented Sector Team.

If you are a renting privately, or often supporting people who do, please see information below.
The Southwark Community Hub - Supporting vulnerable people during the second lockdown

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have created a protocol on dealing with Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) people. Read the new updates and advice here.
Covid-19 Response

We ran a monthly State of the Sector Survey for six months to gather the changing needs of the sector. Then, in response to this third lockdown, we sent out a National Lockdown Survey in Jan 2021. See the results here...