What is Social Prescribing?
Thriving Communities Programme
Thriving Communities is a new support programme for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) groups. It was launched by the National Academy for Social Prescribing, and takes a multi-agency approach to delivery supported by regional partners, Arts Council England, the Money and Pensions Service, Natural England, NHS England and NHS Improvement, NHS Charities Together and Sport England.
Working alongside social prescribing link workers, Thriving Communities will empower and champion communities. If you are part of a VCFSE group or organisation in England who are providing vital support to communities impacted by COVID19 and health inequalities, Thriving Communities will help you to share learning, gather insight, access funding and develop partnerships across sectors.
How Thriving Communities will unleash the power of social prescribing
1. Learning Together
Learning Together is a flexible programme of regional learning and development opportunities that are centred around social prescribing. The programme is open to any voluntary, community, faith or social enterprise organisation/group in the South West and is completely FREE to join.
Registration for Cohort 2 (running from October 2021 – March 2022) is open. If you are interested in being involved in this programme you can book your place by completing this short survey.
Before completing the survey, we would recommend reading the 'Learning Together Programme Overview Document' below to help inform your decision.
Learning Together - Welcome Session
This session introduces:
- National Academy for Social Prescribing (4:28-9:15)
- The Thriving Communities Programme (9:16-13:30)
- Regional Partners supporting Thriving Communities (13:33-31:59)
- Learning Together structure structure and offer (32:00-40:26)
- Press Pause Programme (40:31-55:39)
- Learning Together Programme of events (55:42-End)
2. Thriving Communities Network
A FREE national network that will bring together VCFSE groups and organisations through to champion and amplify the impact of their work and inspire innovation. The online forum will allow groups and organisations to connect and grow their network both nationally and regionally.
3. Ideas Hub
Share your ideas, challenges and resources by submitting case studies, videos or blogs and read others' stories in the Thriving Communities Ideas Hub.
Thriving Communities Network Ideas Hub
Upload your ideas here.
4. Webinars
Physical activity and social prescribing
We will show what the effective motivations are to increased physical activity and provide you with resources to use in your own lives or in the work you do with people through social prescribing.
Tuesday 25 January, 3-4pm.
Register Here
Watch previous Thriving Communities webinars here:
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Explore social prescribing which supports the younger generation. Hear from a number of projects in different areas of the country, and there will be an opportunity to contribute to research being undertaken in this subject.
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Hear about the importance of nature connectedness for people’s health and wellbeing and how it links with social prescribing.
Global Social Prescribing Alliance
Hear international perspectives on social prescribing from a number of community groups involved with NASP’s Global Social Prescribing Alliance.
Thriving Communities and Accelerating Innovation present: Financial wellbeing and social prescribing
What we mean by financial wellbeing, why it matters to how people feel and function, and how social prescribing can make a difference.
Understanding Social Prescribing
Join NASP for the first in their new series of Thriving Communities webinars which will explain all about how social prescribing works.
National Partnership Working across the National Academy for Social Prescribing
Who we are and what we do. Find out how the NASP partnerships build sustainability and legacy.
Heritage and Social Prescribing
Hear how engaging with heritage can improve our wellbeing.
Loneliness and social prescribing
This webinar explores how social prescribing can help tackle loneliness.
Developing the Referral Pathway for Social Prescribing
Hear from colleagues in the Midlands who are piloting a digital system for social prescribing to enable link workers to make more appropriate referrals to match people’s needs, and to track and monitor outcomes.
Developing creative partnerships across sectors
Hear from organisations who work across different sectors and have formed creative partnerships with other groups.
What is an ICS, STP or PCN - and how do they affect me?
Understanding the NHS' structure, its jargon, and how social prescribing fits in.
How to get your service commissioned: building strategic relationships with local commissioners
How to get services commissioned.
Thriving Communities Launch Event
Webinar recording of the Thriving Communities Programme Launch Event (10/11/20).
Podcast on Prescription
Podcast on Prescription, brought to you by Dr Radha Modgil and the National Academy for Social Prescribing.
Get in touch
James Day
Thriving Communities Regional Lead for South West
James is here to here to listen, learn and connect with VCFSE groups and organisations across the South West who are providing vital services to communities through COVID19.
Get in touch to find out how Thriving Communities can benefit your group, organisation and people you support.
