Conferences

‌Social Prescribing Conference, June 2018 Salford Link workers’ perspectives on factors enabling and preventing client engagement with social prescribing. Please click on the following link for the presentation Social Prescribing Conference

Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Virtual Conference 9th-11th September 2020 Social prescribing and classed inequalities in health: exploring a complex relationship using ethnographic methods. Please click on the link for the Conference Presentation 2020

British Geriatrics Society Conference Virtual Conference 25-27th November 2020. "Why is NHS England so keen on social prescribing and how does it impact on health and wellbeing?"

Chronic Living Conference, Copenhagen Virtual conference 6th March 2021. Social prescribing and class: A journey of upward health mobility? Please click on the following link for the Conference Abstract 2021

Society of Academic Primary Care 49th Annual Scientific Meeting (Living and Dying) 30 June- 1 July 2021 - Two sides of the same coin? An ethnographic exploration of primary care staff and link worker perspectives on social prescribing. Please click on the following link for the presentation: SAPC Annual meeting

Fuse Research Programme Meeting: Impact of social prescribing on health & wellbeing. This half-day event concluded our National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) evaluation of a social prescribing intervention for people with Type 2 Diabetes in North East England. The research team delivered a series of presentations outlining our findings relating to health outcomes, health-related quality of life, healthcare usage, assessment of cost effectiveness and the examination of the lived experiences of those delivering and engaging with the intervention. A panel discussion chaired by Professor Clare Bambra concluded the event. Panelists included Jane Hartley, Health & Wellbeing Associate VONNE/ NE Regional Social Prescribing Facilitator NHS England; Martin Cattermole, Head of evidence unit, Personalised Care Group, NHS England and NHS Improvement; Professor Chris Drinkwater, Chair, Ways to Wellness; Dr Stephanie Tierney, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Sciences, Oxford University; and, Dr Kerryn Husk Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth University. To find out more information and view a recording of the conference, please visit the Fuse website.

Campaign to End Loneliness International Conference November 18 2021 What is the potential of social prescribing in tackling loneliness? Please click on the following link for the presentation Campaign to End Loneliness