Join our team – opportunities with the National Academy for Social Prescribing
The National Academy for Social Prescribing is looking to engage: a Development Lead – Support for Local Social Prescribing. The applicant will have demonstrable experience of developing local social prescribing [...]
From aerial silks to ambles in the park – how social prescribing is helping individuals and communities thrive
“A very special moment was seeing Marion, 95, swinging freely from an aerial silk hammock and laughing while suspended in the air for the very first time.” Physical activity and [...]
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 [...]
Social prescribing brings football home to communities
Football projects through the Thriving Communities Programme Fund are helping individuals and communities tackle loneliness, improve wellbeing and recover from COVID-19 It will help support people to stay connected and maintain their health and wellbeing Social prescribing sees football [...]
MPs and Peers to scrutinise the benefits of the natural environment on our health and wellbeing
A new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Health and the Natural Environment has been established to investigate the benefits that connecting with the natural environment has on our health and wellbeing. [...]
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 [...]
Social prescribing connects people experiencing loneliness and social isolation, to support individuals and communities recovering from the pandemic
Isolation and loneliness has been a key issue during the pandemic, with 7.2% of adults reporting loneliness from Oct 2020 – Feb 2021 The impact of loneliness on health – physical and mental – [...]
Over 600 pieces of artwork created in lockdown will form new nationwide exhibition to highlight the power of art on health and wellbeing
Art by Post participants. Credits (L-R): Kate Elliott; Kate Elliott; Eoin Carey Art by Post: Unlocking creativity for our wellbeing launches at the Southbank Centre this September before [...]
Making Caring Visible and Valued (Carers Week 7-15 June 2021)
Carers’ Week is the opportunity to think about the millions of family members and friends looking – unpaid - after people who couldn’t manage without their support. Although their efforts [...]
Volunteers’ Week: The power of volunteering across local communities
My organisation, Burnley Pendle and Rossendale Council for Voluntary Service (BPRCVS) formed in 1935 and has celebrated volunteer’s week for many years. Volunteers’ week in the UK was started in [...]
Podcast on Prescription with Kamal Hyman Ellis
On our latest episode of Podcast on Prescription, Dr Radha Modgil speaks to motivational speaker and spoken word artist, Kamal Ellis-Hyman. With a passion for raising young people’s aspirations regardless of their circumstances. He [...]
Social prescribing playbook launched at the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, supporting social prescribing to spread globally
The National Academy for Social Prescribing, working as part of the Global Social Prescribing Alliance, has launched its ‘Good Health and Wellbeing - Social Prescribing’ Playbook at an international event today, demonstrating how to implement social [...]
On the podcast today: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
On our latest episode of Podcast on Prescription, Dr Radha Modgil speaks to the incredibly inspiring Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. As well as a 5 x Gold medal winner, Paralympic Games competitor, world record [...]