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 […]
An animation explaining how using local community activities alongside clinical treatments creates more holistic health and care solutions for individuals. The animation is designed for commissioners, GPs and other health and care providers to use with colleagues and patients to help promote the benefits of social prescribing. It explains how linking patients with local organisations […]
The East Merton Social Prescribing Project: The Patients’ Story (2018) This power of Social Prescribing is brought to life in this film and portrays several patients’ stories about their different experiences, the support they received, the impact it has had on their health and wellbeing, and how it has improved their connectedness to the local […]
A visual guide to social prescribing designed to help local commissioners take the first steps towards implementing social prescribing locally. This animation draws on what we have learned so far and from the best available evidence to support local implementation. This guide has been co-produced with experts by experience from NHS North West London Collaboration of […]
Dr Nikita Kanani, Chief Clinical Officer for NHS Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group, explains how working with the voluntary sector to offer social prescribing services is helping to transform the lives of people in Bexley In Bexley, both health and social care services have been working together to explore innovative ways of working with the voluntary, community […]
A guide to implementing social prescribing in London. It is designed for commissioners and local leaders and offers practical advice on how to take the first steps toward local social prescribing. It draws on learning and inspiration from London’s early adopters and innovators, including Bromley-by-Bow, Rotherham, Bristol, City & Hackney. Downloads