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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…
We’re excited to be exhibiting at the 2nd Social Prescribing International Conference this week Thursday 11th & Friday 12th July – University of Westminster The 2-day conference is being organised by the national Social Prescribing Network, and brings together delegates from around the world. It provides the opportunity to hear the latest research and thinking on…
We’re delighted to sponsor today’s Link Worker Conference & first national Social Prescribing Link Worker Day Today’s event brings together professionals delivering a social prescribing Link Worker role to promote best practice, and provide an arena for sharing experiences and learning from around the country. Connecting Link Workers to Communities We want to…
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…
Yesterday we spent the day at NCVO for their National Volunteering Forum with a focus on digital tools, and how they can help and support volunteer management and recruitment. We were delighted to be invited by NCVO to have a presence at the event to illustrate how our volunteering platform is supporting charities and volunteer…
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…
This Thursday marks the first ‘Social Prescribing Day’ – an international celebration to raise awareness of the potential of social prescribing. Whilst the essence of social prescribing has been happening by the voluntary sector for many, many years (albeit, either done informally or not termed as ‘social prescribing’), 2019 is seen to be the year…
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 were thrilled to feature in a recent business magazine showcasing local start-ups. The Star business supplement showcased a range of innovative new business start-ups in the city over the past 12 months – Simply Connect being one of them! A big thank you to David Walsh at The Star for supporting us, and…
We’re delighted to announce that our founder and Managing Director, Sirinda Bhandal, has been invited to speak at the NLGN Annual Conference. The conference – Secret Agents of Change – will feature a conversation with Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. New Local Government Network is an independent…