By Dr Katie Coleman As Clinical Director of the Community Led Prevention programme at Transformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC), I am excited to bring my knowledge as a GP in Islington to help support the brilliant work of the community chests in London. I have already seen the power of this in Islington, […]
Healthy London Partnership has launched a new toolkit to help decrease the health inequalities faced by Londoners in the most deprived and underserved communities. The practical online resource will support GPs, practice managers and others working in primary care establish a thriving workforce that includes social prescribing link workers, care coordinators and health and wellbeing […]
Here at Healthy London Partnership, we’re on a mission to ensure London’s social prescribing system is not only sustainable but thriving. But we, and the partners we work with to make this happen, are increasingly aware of just how challenging this is, especially right now. Public services are overwhelmed, the voluntary sector is starved of […]
Healthy London Partnership is launching a new pilot programme to support London’s Social Prescribing Link Workers to improve the delivery of social prescribing services in primary care. Successful applicants will receive up to £10,000 in grant funding and six months of dedicated support to tackle a challenge they face through the delivery of a specific […]
This presentation shares the most important information and resources for new Social Prescribing Link Workers, including: Top tips for new CCs A range of materials to help you in your job Contacts to your local champions and the London team Downloads
If you are a Care Coordinator or Care Coordinator Manager, we have a wide range of information, resources and support available to you. Care Coordinators and Managers’ pages Explore personalised care 🏠 Personalised Care Personalised Care Team More about 3 ARRS roles Support for Personalised Care Workforce Social Prescribing Link Workers & Managers […]
Healthy London Partnership (HLP), in partnership with Arts Council England and the Mayor of London, is pleased to announce that six arts and cultural organisations have been awarded funding to run pilot social prescribing programmes in Merton and Southwark boroughs aimed at helping to improve people’s mental health and wellbeing. The successful arts and cultural organisations are: Clod […]
More than 200,000 people took part in events and activities to improve mental health and tackle inequalities as part of the Thrive LDN movement in 2019. More than 35,000 Londoners have supported a citywide Zero Suicide London campaign by taking free, online suicide prevention training. 1,200 people participated in film-based outreach and events for Londoners […]
This guidance outlines an approach for NHS commissioners and senior managers to introduce a social prescribing champion model – one that may be supported by a digital platform, to enhance your local social prescribing offer. The guidance is also aimed at those directly in charge of implementation and delivery of a social prescribing service from […]
This Social Prescribing in Secondary Care: How to guide is aimed at NHS commissioners and senior managers, as well as those directly in charge of implementation and delivery of the service from both the NHS and voluntary providers. Using learning gained from the Social Prescribing Service in Secondary Care pilot (‘Family Action’s pilot service’), in […]