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Partnership Announcement Simply Connect have partnered with Content Guru – a leader in cloud communications solutions, part of the Redwood Technologies Group. Together we have been awarded a place on the 2021 NHS England Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF) for digital social prescribing. The partnership will see the two companies working…
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…
On International Social Prescribing Day, we are proud to launch this new resource, commissioned by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, to promote the vital work of charities and community groups in delivering non-clinical health and wellbeing support to Londoners. At a time when NHS resources are stretched like never before, voluntary, community and…
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. …
Our Founder, Sirinda Bhandal, was invited by Centric Media to chat about her favourite subject – social prescribing! Sirinda talks to Douglas Hamandishe from Centric Media, and takes us back to when she first started working for Voluntary Action Sheffield more than 25 years ago. As a charity we helped people access community…
We’re excited to open new offices in Thame, Oxfordshire – in addition to our existing Sheffield office – and we’re also expanding our Simply Connect team! Welcome to David Cummings who joins us as our new Chief Technical Officer, and will be leading on product developments. Simply Connect, a ‘Tech for Good’ company,…
In March 2020 we were commissioned by Greater London Authority to complete a short project to support the VCSE sector to deliver social prescribing. In light of COVID19 the whole focus of our work has shifted as we now consider the impact of COVID19 on the VCSE sector, and support being provided for vulnerable people.…
We’re delighted to be exhibiting at NHS Health & Care Innovation Expo next week to showcase our services that support Personalised Care. The 2-day conference is the biggest NHS-led event of the year, with delegates from across the NHS, social care, local government, and the voluntary and community sector. It is being held at Manchester…
This week is national Volunteers Week, and we want to take the opportunity to thank all the volunteers registered on our volunteering platform who all make such an important contribution to our communities. We are delighted to currently have 60,000 volunteers registered on our volunteering platform across the country. That’s 60,000 people who…
We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Medway Council and Medway Voluntary Action to deliver a whole population social prescribing service in Medway, as part of a cross-sector strategic partnership that will support local residents to live healthier, happier lives. The partnership involves representatives from CCG, NHS, the voluntary and community sector and is…