This is the second blog post in a series highlighting some of the real life cases our Social Prescribing Link Workers have worked on since they started in February. You can read the first one, about...
We thought it would be interesting to highlight some of the real life cases our Social Prescribing Link Workers have worked on since they started in February. We'll be publishing a selection of...
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and we thought we'd mark it with a story from one of our Social Prescribing Link Workers, Becky (pictured). Becky is one of 15 Link Workers employed by...
Today is the second ever Social Prescribing Day, highlighting the importance and significance of social prescribing within healthcare. What a difference a year makes This time last year, we...
To celebrate the first Social Prescribing Day, we wanted to share a recent story from Healthy Futures, our social prescribing service. Social Prescribing Day aims to highlight the importance and...
Unfortunately, we've had to stop taking referrals to our social prescribing service Healthy Futures again, leaving dozens of vulnerable people in Birmingham without support. Right now, we simply...
"Social prescribing" (sometimes called "care navigation" or "care co-ordination") is a bit of a buzz topic at the moment. Although similar approaches have been used for many years, the financial...
As Gateway Healthy Futures is in month 10 of its pilot period, we want to show you the range of support the service offers, by letting you hear two patients' stories, in their own words. Gateway...
The Gateway Healthy Futures service helps patients who need social support, and we’re keen to take more referrals from GPs to show the benefits of this pilot work. What is Gateway Healthy Futures?...
