Tag: Social Prescribing
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Sir Sam Everington set to speak at 2018 FHT Conference
We are pleased to say that pioneering GP Sir Sam Everington will be joining us as a speaker at the 2018 FHT Conference next month. Sir Sam Everington is a GP, chair of Tower Hamlet’s Clinical Commissioning Group, elected member of the British Medical Association’s Council, director of Community Health Partnerships, Honorary Professor of Queen…
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New UK health secretary supports plans to increase social prescription
On Friday Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, addressed an audience in Manchester at NHS Expo, supporting plans to dramatically increase social prescription as ‘growing evidence’ suggests that encouraging patients to lead sociable, healthier lives could relieve pressure on the NHS. Social prescribing – sometimes referred to as community referral –…
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NHS England commission guide to social prescribing
NHS England has recently commissioned a guide for making sense of social prescribing. Social prescribing is often referred to as ‘community referral’ and is the idea of making non-medical options available to healthcare professionals to help improve a patient or client’s health and wellbeing. Social prescribing is designed to address the needs of a person…
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