NHS Links
- East of England Social Prescribing Conference 2022
- Kings Fund: How The NHS in England Works and is Changing
- A five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long Term Plan
- Find NHS Learning Network Links at the bottom of the page
- Case Study: Social Prescribing linked me to Art which saved my life
- Case Study: Social Prescribing the Power of Time and Connections
- Social Prescribing: a regional facilitator's view on primary care and the voluntary sector, NHS England and NHS Improvement.
- Supporting link workers in primary care networks
- Strategy for Addressing Health Inequalities: Core20Plus5
- Addressing Health Inequalities - Complete care Community Programme - Evaluating Early Development
Academic Research
- NASP Supporting the VCFSE Sector to Evaluate Social Prescribing
- A report on Current Views of Social Prescribing in Mens Sheds
- UEL & Street Games: Evaluation of the young Peoples Social Prescribing Pilot
- London Arts and Health & IAMM - Group Singing on Social Prescription
- UH & NIHR: The Contribution of Physical Activity to Social Connectivity & Wellbeing in Older Adults Living with Dementia
- University of Lincoln, University of Essex & Leiden University: Psychological Outcomes of Local Heritage Engagement
Addiction
Arts and Culture
- Cornerstones of Culture: Final Report from the Commission on Culture and Local Government
- What Works Wellbeing: The Social Value of Place Based Arts & Cutlure (Rapid Review)
- Royal Literary Fund: Social Sector Initiatives
- Trestle Theatre
- Restoration Trust
- Arts Council England
- Creative Health, Art and Wellbeing
- Creatively Minded: The Directory, The Baring Foundation
- A literature review and new epidemiological analyses
- The Norfolk and Suffolk Culture Board Manifesto
- Creative Arts East
Babies, Children & Young People’s Social Prescribing
- Street Games: Social Prescribing Youth Network Resources
- MaPS: Guidance for Delivering Financial Wellbeing for Children and Young People in Vulnerable Circumstances
- Bank of England: Education Resources for Children and Young People
- Young Carers Alliance & The Carers Trust - Personalisation, The NHS & Young Carers
Criminal Justice System
Disabilities and Sensory Impairments
Faith
- APPG: How Faith-Based Organisations are Tackling Loneliness
- Working with Faith-Based Organisations - A Guide for Social Prescribing Professionals
- APPG: Partnerships between faith groups and local authorities during and beyond the pandemic
- Spiritual & Religious Capital - Exploring Faith Based Participation in UK Civil Society
- Parish Nursing Ministries UK - Find a Parish Nurse
Health Inequalities
- OHID: Fingertips - Local Authority Health Profile Data Finder
- Health Justice Partnerships in England - A Study of Implementation Success
- Ubele & London Plus - Reimagining Social Prescribing: Experiences from Black and Racially Minoritised Communities
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Guide to Understanding Poverty in the UK 2023
Housing
Mental Health
- The Costs Mental Health Problems, London School of Economics Article
- Inventing in Mental Health Prevention Full LSE report
- Everyday Loneliness, Mind UK
- Get help with loneliness, British Red Cross
- A guide for young people, Young Minds
- Tips on how to manage loneliness, Mind UKaddiction
- About - Places of Welcome
Money and Financial Wellbeing
- Citizens Advice: Cost of Living Data Dashboard
- Money Helper
- Money & Pensions Service: Money Guiders Training
- Money & Pensions Service: Money Guiders Network & Events Calendar
- Charity Excellence Crisis Report
- Independent Food Aid Network: Huntingdonshire Cash First Referral Leaflets
- Talk Money Week 2022 Participation Pack
- Mental Health & Money Toolkit
- Bank of England Explainers: The Economy Made Simple
- How to include money guidance or social welfare legal advice within your social prescribing offer - a guide for Primary Care Networks.
Nature and Environment
Older People
Physical Activity
- Supporting People With Long Term Health Conditions to be Physically Active
- Dementia-Friendly Sport and Physical Activity Guide
- Easier to Be Active Executive Summary
- Stronger My Way - Let's Talk About Strength
- Being Active - Guide for People Living With an Impairment or Health Condition
- Five in Five Activity Booklet
Swim England
Social Prescribing Programmes and Host Organisations in the East of England
Bedfordshire Luton & Milton Keynes
Essex
- Essex Connect
- Care Navigator Partnership Basildon & Brentwood
- Castle Point & Rochford Ways to Wellness
- Mid Essex (Braintree, Chelmsford, Maldon) Connect Well
- North East Essex (Colchester & Tendring) – My Social Prescription and CVST Social Prescription programme
- West Essex (Epping, Harlow, Uttlesford) – West Essex Care Navigation Partnership Live Well Link Well
- Thurrock Social Prescribing
- Southend – Everyone Health and SAVS
Hertfordshire
Norfolk & Waveney
Suffolk
Social Welfare / Information Advice and Guidance
TED Talks
ToolKits
- WHO Toolkit for implementing Social Prescribing
- NAVCA & NASP - Social Prescribing Host Organisations Self-Assessment Development Guide
- NASP - Link Worker Induction Guide
- RCGP Green Impact for Health Toolkit
- Music for Dementia
- Mental Health and Money Toolkit
- Quality Assurance for Social Prescribing Schemes
- Hertfordshire Public Health - Festival of Evidence Resource Pack
- CAVEAT - A FREE Tool Helping the VCFSE Sector Demonstrate Impact
Veterans and The Armed Forces
Further Reading
- Social Prescribing Link Worker Manifesto
- Just what the Doctor ordered: Social Prescribing - a Guide for Local Authorities - Case Studies
- Physical Activity: applying All Our Health
- Review of evidence in the outcomes of Sport and Physical Activity a rapid evidence Review, May 2017
- University of Westminster, Making sense of social prescribing (2017)
- What does social prescribing look like? Mapping meaningful outcomes
- Dance to Health: Evaluation of the Pilot Programme
- Good practice for social prescribing for mental health: the role of nature-based interventions
- Social Prescribing and the potential of Historic England's local delivery
- Heritage and Social Prescribing article HE Research September, 2021
- Wellbeing and the Historic Environment
- Enriching the List
- What is Social Prescribing? Kamal Ellis-Hyman Spoken Word Piece
- NASP: Social Prescribing Resources
- NASP: Evaluation of Thriving Communities Fund Report
- London Social Prescribing
- Carers UK Report 2022 - Making Caring Visible, Valued and Supported
- Locality - Successfully Involving VCSE in Neighbourhood Health Ecosystems
- The Kings Fund - Addressing Barriers to Working With VCFSE Sector in Integrated Care Systems
Discover more about Social Prescribing in the East of England:
Social prescribing is a means of enabling GPs, nurses and other health and care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. Social prescribing connects people up to practical and emotional community support through the use of Social Prescribing Link workers (SPLW) and local infrastructure agencies.
Thriving Communities is a National Support Programme for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups working alongside existing local infrastructure agencies and Social Prescribing Link Workers. Communities 1st delivers the regional programme in the East of England.
The Learning Together Programme offers development opportunities for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups and organisations supporting their communities needs through the delivery of social prescribing activities.
Click here for more information.
We've also held a number of regional webinars as part of our Learning Together Programme.
Click here to find out more about our Regional Team.
Some of Our Learning Together Network Members
