Social Prescribing - new insights and recommendations from the VCSE sector

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Social Prescribing - new insights and recommendations from the VCSE sector

National Voices and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) launch their new reports on social prescribing.

By National Voices

Date and time

Wed, 9 Sep 2020 02:00 - 03:30 PDT

Location

Online

About this event

National Voices and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) are delighted to invite you to the joint launch of their new reports on social prescribing.

About this event

You are invited to a webinar at 10am Wednesday 9 September, to launch two new reports on how best to support the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector (VCSE) to play its role in social prescribing. Please register below to receive joining instructions for this free event.

National Voices, the coalition of health and social care charities in England, will be launching its report Rolling Out Social Prescribing - understanding the experience of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.

TCV, who were funded to develop aspects of social prescribing by The National Lottery Community Fund, will be releasing their report How Do We Sustain Social Prescribing In The Wake Of Covid-19?

The NHS’s new strategic commitment to social prescribing represents a welcome recognition of the distinctive role of the VCSE sector in supporting people to live well, whatever their health conditions, and in building healthy communities. It is a key opportunity for our sector to establish effective partnerships with the NHS.

This unique partnership event will present, compare and discuss the findings and recommendations from two recent research projects, reflecting the views and experiences of hundreds of people from across the VCSE sector.

Speakers

  • James Sanderson, Director of Personalised Care at NHS England and Improvement
  • Craig Lister, Managing Director of TCV's Green Gym
  • Sajid Hashmi MBE, Chair of the Bury Voluntary, Community and Faith Alliance
  • Kate Jopling, National Voices' Associate, who was closely involved in our social prescribing workshops.

About the reports

NHS England commissioned National Voices to gather perspectives from the VCSE sector on the ongoing NHS roll out of social prescribing link workers. The report draws out the lessons from the first months of the roll out, and makes recommendations to the NHS and the VCSE sector on key issues such as funding, measurement, partnership and inequalities.

TCV was funded by The National Lottery Community Fund to explore the funding pressures on social prescribing schemes, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our report makes recommendations to the NHS, local authorities and the VCSE sector to ensure that social prescribing is funded and delivered in ways that are sustainable, collaborative and accessible to all.

We would like to thank NHS England and The National Lottery Community Fund for funding these reports.

About The Conservation Volunteers

TCV is a UK charity with a vision of healthier, happier communities for everyone.

They believe that, rather than considering green spaces just from an environmental, biodiversity or nature perspective, multiple additional outcomes can be delivered by engaging and involving people and communities with their creation and management, as stated in their mission: to connect people and green spaces to deliver lasting outcomes for both.

These multiple outcomes are:

  • Communities: Communities are stronger, working together to improve the places where people live and tackle the issues that matter to them.
  • Environment: Green spaces are created, protected and improved, for nature and for people.
  • Health & Wellbeing: People improve their physical and mental health & wellbeing, by being outdoors, active and connected with others.
  • Learning & Skills: People improve their confidence, skills and prospects, through learning inspired by the outdoors.

About National Voices

National Voices is the leading coalition of health and social care charities in England. We work together to strengthen the voice of patients, service users, carers, their families and the voluntary organisations that work for them. We have more than 160 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting us with the experiences of millions of people.

This webinar is part of a wider National Voices events and engagement series - ‘Rebuild for all'. During this autumn, we will present research, discuss insight and connect people and decision makers around the necessity to focus on the needs of people living with ill health or disability as we restart and rebuild services.

National Voices is delighted to partner with TCV for this event, showcasing the potential of social prescribing to deliver the help and support that people want and need.

If you have any questions about the launch or the wider series of webinars, please don't hesitate to e-mail us at events@nationalvoices.org.uk

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