Social Prescribing Innovation Showcase

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• Innovation Network

  Care Navigation Models

  An example of innovative thinking to support PCNs in their social prescribing referrals, recognising the challenge that individuals face when needing to access a GP appointment before receiving a link worker referral. This example highlights how developing simple resources with stakeholders across the system, can have a huge impact.

  Sectors:

  Primary Care

• Innovation Network

  Working Together Bassetlaw

  The Bassetlaw #WorkingTogether approach is a great example of creating a whole system approach to social prescribing, creating an effective partnership model where the VCSE system sits at the heart of social prescribing in the area. This provides a two-way pathway of support and intelligence for both the service and individuals to inform and support delivery and asset development at a place level.

  Sectors:

  Primary Care

  Location(s):

  Yorkshire & The Humber

  Area of work:

  Social Prescribing Workforce

  Permalink:

  https://www.bcvs.org.uk/social-prescribing

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• Innovation Network

  RVS Virtual Village Hall

  The Virtual Village Hall is an online activity hub and community, designed to help people stay physically and mentally active, connected and having fun.

  Sectors:

  Faith and Community

  Permalink:

  https://virtualvillagehall.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/

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• Innovation Network

  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

  Permalink:

  https://www.property.nhs.uk/about-us/who-we-are/responsible-business/social-impact/social-prescribing/

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• Innovation Network

  Church Works are supporting churches across England to develop innovative projects that support their communities health and wellbeing, and are developing resources to support churches in building strong relationships with their local social prescribing team. In 2023, they gathered hundreds of church leaders along with experts in mental health to equip the church to respond to the mental health needs of communities.

  Sectors:

  Faith and Community

  Area of work:

  Mental Health

  Permalink:

  https://www.churchworks.org.uk/social-prescribing

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• Innovation Network

  Cheshire Youth Justice

  Cheshire Youth Justice Service have developed an innovative approach to meet their needs of their youth justice service users through embedding social prescribing to tackle reoffending and meet unmet health needs of the young people they work with. The approach has improved engagement and participation while also supporting children’s compliance with their court orders.

  Sectors:

  Faith and Community

  Location(s):

  North West

  Area of work:

  Children and Young People

  Permalink:

  https://www.local.gov.uk/case-studies/cheshire-using-social-prescribing-reduce-reoffending-among-young-people

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