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What's new

New report on social prescribing in green spaces

Researchers from Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network have conducted a qualitative study on setting up green social prescribing at Harcourt Arboretum in Oxfordshire.

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum hosted a dedicated event for link workers and social prescribers

Harcourt Arboretum welcomes link workers and social prescribers

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Harnessing scientific evidence to power the future of social prescribing

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.

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Doctoral studentship to investigate museums as spaces of social care - Open for applications

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Blog posts

Discussing research processes with peers: Presenting our work on the link worker role at the Health Services Research UK conference

In this blog, Stephanie Tierney and Debra Westlake report on a workshop they ran, at which they presented and encouraged discussion on research they had undertaken on the link worker role in primary care.

Presenting on the TOUS study at the British Society of Gerontology’s conference

Principal investigator on the TOUS study, Stephanie Tierney, reflects on presenting as part of a symposium in Newcastle at the 2024 conference run by the British Society of Gerontology.

Using photo elicitation in interviews to explore link workers’ experiences and intentions to quit

In this blog, Lucy Moore, who is leading on data collection and analysis of the qualitative component of our mixed methods study on the retention of link workers, reflects on using photo elicitation as part of this investigation.

Sustaining public engagement for under-represented groups and creating space for culturally sensitive involvement: Reflections from PPI lead on the TOUS study

Sofia Vougioukalou, PPI lead on the TOUS study (Tailoring cultural offers with and for diverse older users of social prescribing), was a guest speaker at the annual conference of the NIHR School for Social Care Research that took place in Birmingham. It brings together researchers, policy-makers, managers, commissioners, providers, people who use services, carers and practitioners, among others to discuss adult social care research and practice. In this blog, Sofia describes the plenary she gave to those attending.

Friday afternoon wind-down – talking to the public about social prescribing and cultural provision

In April 2024, Stephanie Tierney and Beth McDougall ran a public engagement event at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. A summary of the session they provided is described in this blog.

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Stephanie Tierney: stephanie.tierney@phc.ox.ac.uk

Kamal R. Mahtani: kamal.mahtani@phc.ox.ac.uk

Lucy Shaw: lucy.shaw@glam.ox.ac.uk