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Blog by Sirinda Bhandal, Simply Connect The NHS Long Term Plan states 1,000 link workers in GP practices by 2021 to support patients to access community services, now known as social prescribing. We all know the statistics that 20% of patients visit their GP for issues that don’t require a medical intervention and that often…
We’re excited to be sponsoring NAVCA’s forthcoming 2018 conference – Forging Community. The event brings two days of debate, learning and collaboration, all about community, and how people and communities are re-shaping our society. Technology is bringing a world of possibilities, allowing us to do more, know more and reach further and wider than ever…
Connect Well Croydon is our latest social prescribing project to launch, using a volunteer-supported model to refer people to community-based services. We’ve been working with Karen Chillman, Head of Volunteering at Volunteer Centre Croydon, to set up the Connect Well Croydon social prescribing service to support local people access community-based services, and help address some of…
Did you know our social prescribing platform has been supporting self-referrals since 2017? Residents in Essex have been using our ‘Connect Well’ digital platform to access local support services to help improve their health and wellbeing. By accessing the application on their smart-phone or tablet, people can quickly make a self-referral directly into quality assured…
The Digital Fund is a new £15 million Big Lottery funding programme to support charities and community organisations to use digital tools and approaches to support people and communities to thrive. There are two strands of funding available, depending upon the size and age of your organisations, with more rounds coming in 2019. This could…
Case Study Sharon Brown, Chief Executive Officer Dial Barnsley We knew we needed a new database management system as our old database no longer met our current needs. We needed a more integrated CRM system that could be used for case management of our clients, as well as enabling us to create report on our outputs…
We’re delighted to be working with Kent Coast Volunteering – a newly established organisation following the merger of Thanet Volunteer Bureau, Shepway Volunteer Centre and Dover District Volunteer Centre. Kent Coast Volunteering will be using our volunteering platform as part of their ongoing support and service to organisations and volunteers via their local ‘Hubs’ in Thanet, Shepway and Dover. The new organisation will officially launch…
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