North West Regional Social Prescribing Network Event

NHS England has committed to making social prescribing link workers available to people in every GP practice across England and to increasing the number of link workers over the next five years. With the recruitment of Primary Care Network (PCN) link workers well underway, we need to ensure that we optimise this opportunity to impact positively on health and well-being in the North West by addressing health inequalities; whilst ensuring new link workers feel supported and connected within their roles.

Following successful North West Social Prescribing Network Conferences held over the past few years, 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. The event will include national and regional personalised care and social prescribing updates and the opportunity to attend workshops. There will be a networking lunch that will provide the opportunity to meet key organisations who are helping to drive forward social prescribing in the region.

This is a free conference organised by the North West Social Prescribing Network. It will:

• Provide updates on regional and national developments and insights into the future for social prescribing
• Support a better understanding of how social prescribing can contribute to reducing health inequalities and support well-being
• Develop ideas for partnership working including approaches to supporting and engaging with primary care networks
• Provide opportunities to participate with interactive and engaging workshops that will help develop approaches to planning and delivering social prescribing
• Share good practice and generate new ideas to support sustainability
• Networking lunch

Who should attend?

The event will be of particular interest if you are involved in developing partnerships to support Primary Care Networks to deliver social prescribing and those:

• Representatives from primary care networks
• Clinical commissioning groups
• Public health and health infrastructure agencies
• Voluntary , community and social enterprise organisations
• Local Authorities,
• GPs
• Academics and other key stakeholders.

We are also hoping to attract a mixture of participants from existing social prescribing projects and those who have been recently appointed in PCN funded positions.

Why should you attend?

There will be opportunities to learn about the latest national and regional social prescribing developments; for participants to take part in themed group discussions; to share learning and good practice as well as shape an approach to building better partnerships and approaches in the region to tackle health inequalities through social prescribing. There will be specific a focus on how social prescribing fits within the Personalised Care model.

What will you gain from attending?

• Access key social prescribing updates
• Shared insights into future developments for social prescribing
• Develop ideas for collaboration and partnership working including approaches to support primary care networks
• Engage with themed workshops
• Meet social prescribing network members

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.

Please let us know on registration if you would like to join the North West Social Prescribing network. This will help us to communicate key information and provide updates on future developments. If you do not wish to be part of this mailing list please ensure that you un-click the checkbox.

Please let us know if you would like to share your details with other delegates

Questions about this event?

Name: Katie Casey

Email:england.pcevents@nhs.net

Telephone:07867537957