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New report on social prescribing in green spaces
1 August 2023
Researchers from Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network have conducted a qualitative study on setting up green social prescribing at Harcourt Arboretum in Oxfordshire.
Harcourt Arboretum welcomes link workers and social prescribers
20 October 2022
Harnessing scientific evidence to power the future of social prescribing
8 February 2021
Leading researchers in the field of social prescribing are being brought together to ensure that evidence of the impact of social prescribing is accessible, useful and compelling, the National Academy for Social Prescribing has announced.
Blog posts
"Creative activities as a health-giving social prescription": Reflections from our second discussion session
In this blog, Debra Westlake reflects on a second knowledge exchange event held as part of the TOUS study, this time in the north of England. The title includes a comment from one of the people attending this event.
Establishing cultural provision for South Asian older adults with cognitive impairment: Persevering through challenges and successes
In this blog Stephanie Tierney reports on meeting with staff from a museum in North East England about developing and offering provision for older people from a South Asian background with cognitive impairment.
Joining Canadian colleagues to share learning about social prescribing
In this blog, Stephanie Tierney reports on attending Canada's Social Prescribing Conference.
Shaping inclusive cultural offers: Reflections from our knowledge exchange event
In this blog, Jordan Gorenberg reflects on a knowledge exchange event held as part of the TOUS study.
Discussing factors that affect the retention of social prescribing link workers with our PPI group
In July 2024, we held our third Patient-Public Involvement (PPI) meeting to discuss a study on the retention of social prescribing link workers. In this blog, the researcher, Lucy Moore, summarises some key points covered at this meeting.
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