East of England Social Prescribing Conference

This is a free conference for anyone who wants to be involved in shaping the future of Social Prescribing.

Following successful East of England Regional Social Prescribing Network Conferences held last year there has been a growing movement across the region to position social prescribing as a cornerstone for creating good health and well-being.

This event will build on this work by bringing together people from health, local government and voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors to continue the conversation, explore the benefits of social prescribing and plan how to spread social prescribing.

Who should attend?

The event will be of interest to clinical commissioning groups, public health, voluntary and community organisations, local authorities, general practitioners, academics, community groups, community organisers and other key stakeholders.

Why should you attend?

The event and workshops will be participative, and will help to build the case for social prescribing and share emerging best practice and learning.

The day will provide opportunities to learn about the latest national and local impact evidence, consider ways that we can mainstream social prescribing in a sustainable way, as well as hearing about NHS England’s work to help embed social prescribing into daily practice.

What will you gain from attending?

• Enhanced understanding and knowledge of social prescribing
• You will be able to contribute to the development of the East of England regional social prescribing network
• Share good practice and generate new ideas
• Hear about different methods of measuring impact and project evaluation
• Gather the latest national and regional evidence
• Identify steps needed to set up a social prescribing scheme, including the role of coordinators and operational issues.
• Understand how to commission and fund social prescribing projects in the context of diminishing financial resources

Workshops

There will be opportunities to participate in interactive workshops at this event to share experience and learn with others. 

Example workshops:

1. Exploring the boundaries between social care and social prescribing
2. Sharing skills and training across the region
3. Contribution to the development of a quality assurance framework

If you register for this event and are unable to attend please email england.pcevents@nhs.net as soon as possible so that the place can be released for someone else.

East of England Regional Social Prescribing Network

Please let us know on registration if you would like to join the East of England Social Prescribing Network. This will help us to communicate key information and provide updates on future developments. If you wish to be part of this mailing list please ensure that you click the checkbox. Please note you can unsubscribe at any time.

You can sign up to the East of England Regional Social Prescribing Network at any point by emailing england.socialprescribing@nhs.net.

Sharing details with other delegates:

If you are happy for your contact details to be shared with other delegates after the event please ensure you check this box on registration. You can opt out of sharing your contact details at any point by emailing england.pcevents@nhs.net. 

Contact information

For further information on the conference, please contact england.pcevents@nhs.net. 

Questions about this event?

Name: Phoebe Jones

Email:england.pcevents@nhs.net

Telephone:07730 379 982