November 2021
NASP welcomes new NICE guidelines for people with depression
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new draft guidelines for how to identify, treat and manage depression. The guidance recognises the importance of having a [...]
What’s cooking? A visit to Thrive Haringey
On a cold November Friday what could be more nourishing than a chicken ramen? How about a chicken ramen cooked by children from an estate in Haringey, where it wasn’t [...]
COP-26, climate change and the value of green social prescribing
James Sanderson, our CEO, reflects during November's COP-26 on how important the nature and a healthy environment are for our health and wellbeing. As a global society we face the [...]
October 2021
Finding a connection with nature
Miles Richardson is Professor of Human Factors and Nature Connectedness at the University of Derby and leads the Nature Connectedness Research Group. He will be speaking at [...]
Back on Track: Financial Shield
At the heart of most social problems is a financial one. Hanan Paganini explains how debt intervention is being integrated into social prescribing to help GPs support [...]
September 2021
Finding what works for me at a visit to Thriving Communities Fund project
Dulcie Alexander, Thriving Communities Fund Programme Manager spent an afternoon with one of the Thriving Communities funded project partners, at a Dance for Mood Boosting. It prompted her to reflect [...]
Unlocking potential – national voluntary organisations can be a real asset to social prescribing
James Sanderson, our CEO, and Jeremy Hughes, Royal Voluntary Service, reflect on how our new programme, Accelerating Innovation, seeks to work with national voluntary organisations alongside the NHS, local authorities and [...]
National voluntary organisations can help fuel innovation in social prescribing
James Sanderson, our CEO, and Jeremy Hughes, Royal Voluntary Service, reflect on the opportunities social prescribing presents to support the nation in the wake of COVID-19 and how our new programme, [...]
July 2021
On the podcast: Daz Dooler
In the last episode of the current season of Podcast on Prescription, Dr Radha Modgil speaks to social prescribing link worker Darren (Daz) Dooler. Daz Dooler has worked for Live [...]
On the podcast: Justin Moorhouse
On our latest episode of Podcast on Prescription, Dr Radha Modgil speaks to comedian Justin Moorhouse. Describing himself as a 'comedian then dog walker then parent', Justin is a busy [...]
For More Information
Find out more about social prescribing with NHS England at www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing
Contact the National Academy for Social Prescribing at enquiries@socialprescribingacademy.org.uk
