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This week it’s Volunteers Week – a time to celebrate and recognise the important work volunteers do every day to support charities, community groups and vulnerable people across our communities – especially important this year. We want to say a huge THANK YOU to the 84,000 volunteers registered to our platform through our network…
The Mayor of London wants to ensure that every Londoner has access to a social prescription by 2028, and believes a partnership approach across health, social care and voluntary sectors can grow social prescribing across the capital. We’re already working with over 10,000 voluntary and community sector organisations across London, and are delighted to have…
We’re the only digital provider in the country to bring together both volunteering and social prescribing. Bringing our unique experience together we’ve rapidly responded to the need of local communities to support vulnerable people during the pandemic and set up a new COVID-19 response system. Part-funded by Croydon Council’s Emergency Fund, the platform…
We’re working with charities and authorities to help support those most in need during the COVID-19 crisis. We’re here to help. Supporting the Volunteer Response Digital Social Prescribing services Funding & Support for VCSE Groups Supporting the Volunteer Response In times of crisis, our communities come together, which is great – but we also…
Link Workers from Better Connected – a new social prescribing service in Medway – are now trained and ready for their launch next week! More Link Workers, and Community Navigators from the VCSE sector, will be trained in the coming months. The teams – part of A Better Medway from Medway Public Health – will…
Simply Connect is proud to sponsor a new award at this year’s Social Prescribing Awards – the best Children and Young People Social Prescribing Scheme! The awards were announced today – on Social Prescribing Day – and will be launched at the end of March for everyone involved in social prescribing. Managing…
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…
We’re delighted to be Digital Partner for Connected Communities – an Interreg Social Prescribing project. Connected Communities involves nine partners from the UK and France to enable older people to better manage their own health and social care, and prevent or delay the need for formal health and wider care services. The project…
We’re delighted to feature in the first edition of a new health magazine. Sirinda Bhandal, our Managing Director, was asked to share her expertise in the first edition of Her Life Her Health magazine, sharing advice to primary care professionals on setting up and improving social prescribing services. Sirinda’s top tips include working with…
We’re delighted to feature within the Health Innovation Network’s review of digital platforms that support the management and delivery of social prescribing. The report was published last week and illustrates the important role of digital in social prescribing, the different priorities for user groups, and reviews the social prescribing platforms currently available on the market. Quality…