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Social Prescribing Day (18 March) is an international celebration of the social prescribing movement, showcasing how it can be a powerful force for good. Social prescribing is needed now more than ever, to support our physical and mental health, regardless of age or demographic. It is a vital part of our future. Through our…
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 supporting the NHS, Volunteer Centres and Local Authorities to co-ordinate the recruitment of volunteers to help with the roll-out of the new COVID-19 vaccination programme. Are you co-ordinating volunteers to support the vaccination programme? We’ve quickly developed new tools to help organisations to quickly recruit local volunteers, and to co-ordinate and manage…
We’re thrilled to sponsor the Children and Young People’s award at this year’s Social Prescribing Network awards – which is now open to applications. Having families ourselves, we’re well aware of the importance of looking after and supporting young people’s wellbeing. This year, children and young people have really struggled whilst dealing with the…
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.…
We’re delighted to be part of this year’s Digital Leaders Week. Following Sirinda’s nomination this year for Digital Leader of the Year, she was asked to lead an event and share how we’re leading digital transformation to support new models for preventative health. Digital Leaders Week is a virtual summit for leaders…
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,…
We’re delighted to be working with the Connected Communities service in East Suffolk – a new social prescribing service for anyone aged 65+ years. Forming part of the Interreg ‘Connected Communities’ project, the service is delivered in partnership with Suffolk Family Carers, working with East Suffolk and Suffolk County Councils, and supported by Access Community…
We’re delighted to announce that Sirinda has been nominated for the prestigious ‘Digital Leader of the Year’ award – and now needs YOUR VOTE! The Digital Leaders 100 is created by public vote and celebrates those who work hard to drive forwards the UK’s Digital Transformation. The Digital Leader of the Year award recognises…
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.…