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Social Prescribing Innovation Showcase

A growing directory highlighting organisations, projects, and ideas making a difference to social prescribing, across the UK. 

Projects with the Innovation Network badge come from members of our Social Prescribing Innovation Network!

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  • Living Well Norfolk

    The Living Well Team is formed of PCN and VCSE providers - Equal Lives, Mancroft Advice Project (MAP), Shelter (Eastern Region), Age UK Norwich and led by Norfolk Citizens Advice showcasing real collaboration and partnership to address the wider determinants of health. The service has promoted positive change by employing over 27 peer support workers with lived experience, who support individuals using the service, helping to remove barriers.
    Location(s):
    East of England
    Area of work:
    Mental Health

  • Mapperton Wildlands

    Social prescribing is the next chapter for Mapperon Wildlands, including a 12 week offer for a range of outdoor activities healthcare professionals can refer patients to.
    Sectors:
    Heritage
    Natural Environment
    Physical Activity
    Location(s):
    South East

  • Menstrual Cycle Support

    Menstrual Cycle Support offers an evidence-based and clinically-backed online menstrual cycle awareness course on social prescription, available in over 500 GP surgeries across the UK, and more recently, in schools with a specific course for children and young people. This is an excellent example of online innovation to support health needs, as the course provides free-lifetime-access, on-demand with a supportive and facilitated online community.
    Sectors:
    Primary Care
    Area of work:
    Physical Health

  • Music Can

    The Music Can platform is a strong example of providing accessible, practical and personalised information to support the social prescribing of music for dementia, increasing efficiency in provision. In developing this innovative platform, Music Can brought together stakeholders across health, social care and the creative industries, and is a therefore a great example of collaboration in innovation.
    Sectors:
    Arts and Culture
    Area of work:
    Long Term Conditions
    Older People
    Evidence and Research

  • Nature Buddying

    The Nature Buddies pilot developed by Natural England, was innovative in it's approach to directly respond to the barriers faced by individuals when accessing green social prescribing interventions. Using a co-design process, they structured a programme which can increase access to green social prescribing, and created a toolkit with stakeholders which supports implementation.
    Sectors:
    Natural Environment
    Area of work:
    Physical Health
    Mental Health

  • NHS Property Services have developed a scheme to transform vacant indoor and outdoor space into community hubs suitable for social prescribing. Since launching the programme in 2019, they have opened more than 75 social prescribing sites in England.
    Sectors:
    Faith and Community

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