Social Prescribing and InformationNOW Webinar

A session covering social prescribing and the InformationNOW website.

Social Prescribing is where a person is prescribed activity or exercise to improve their physical and mental health. It may be used in place of medication or alongside other forms of treatment. It’s also known as a community referral. In this webinar, you can find out more about how it works from Search who are one of Newcastle's social prescribing services, receiving referrals from GPs and other healthcare professionals.

InformationNOW supports prevention in Newcastle. There are handy articles which take people to ways of connecting eg food and friends or who to contact, such as, ways to report crime and community safety issues. Many of the events and activities listed on the site support social prescribing. There are over 1400 local organisations listed. At the webinar the website will be demonstrated, showing the key features and how to get the best out of it.