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Creating a Single Gateway to Community Health & Wellbeing Services North Somerset’s model is precisely what Integrated Care Systems have been asked to build: a community-rooted, data-enabled gateway that connects residents to preventative support before they reach statutory services. It’s local innovation in service of national ambition. The Challenge North Somerset Council like many local…
Volunteers Week is an opportunity to celebrate the work of volunteers across the country. This year it’s especially important to take a moment to recognise and thank the millions of volunteers who have played an essential role in supporting people during the pandemic. We want to say a huge THANK YOU to the…
Setting up a social prescribing service during the COVID-19 pandemic By Colin Baldwin Localities Manager – Suffolk County Council We’re part of Connected Communities – a European project operating in some areas of England and Northern France, focused upon using social prescribing to tackle rural isolation and loneliness amongst older people. …
How we used technology and partnership working to support vulnerable adults during COVID19 By Karen Chillman, Head of Volunteering – Croydon Voluntary Action When COVID19 hit, our local authority reached out to Croydon Voluntary Action to help support vulnerable adults who didn’t have a health or social care need, but still needed support.…
The Beacon social prescribing service in Bury may only have been running for a few months, but it’s quickly making an impact for local residents. A service for GP networks across Bury, the service supports patients who have social, emotional or practical needs by assessing their needs, developing personalised care and support plans, and…
Case Study Mike Plows, Chief Executive – Bath & North East Somerset Community Volunteering Previously, we were using Do-it to host our volunteering opportunities for the area. Unfortunately we had numerous problems with it, and as a Volunteer Centre, it allowed us minimum flexibility. During the initial year of Do-it going live we had to increase our…
Karen Chillman, Head of Volunteering at Volunteer Centre Croydon, explains why she worked with us to set up a community-asset based social prescribing project. “Connect Well Croydon has been born from a local need. Our Volunteer Centre is based within the Centrale Shopping Centre, and we had a large number of people coming in who…