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Emma Webster discusses recent online meetings, held with stakeholders to discuss the progress of an AHRC-funded project looking at the role of the cultural sector in social prescribing for older people in the time of COVID-19.
Discussing issues related to retention of social prescribing link workers at a PPI meeting
Link worker retention study
In March 2024, a second Patient-Public Involvement (PPI) meeting was held to discuss a study on the retention of link workers. In this blog, the study’s lead, Stephanie Tierney, summarises some key points covered at this meeting.
National Social Prescribing Day, March 14th, 2024: developing an induction and training infographic for link workers
In this blog, researcher Debra Westlake describes how she and colleagues, alongside the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Group that supported an NIHR funded study, developed a training infographic for social prescribing link workers.
TOUS scoping review: Exploring cultural activities for older people from ethnic minority groups
TOUS study
This blog details the journey of a scoping review conducted to explore cultural activities tailored for older people from ethnic minority groups.
Storytelling to understand change for older people from ethnic minority groups engaging in cultural activities
TOUS study
In this blog, Debra Westlake reflects on training in Storytelling as an approach that will be used in a realist evaluation seeking to explore and explain how cultural activities can support the well-being of older people from ethnic minority groups.
Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum as a space for wellbeing
Stephanie Tierney from the Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network (OXSOP) met with Rodger Caseby from Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum to learn more about activities he was involved with to support people health and wellbeing. This is following an evaluation conducted by members of OXSOP around social prescribing activities at Harcourt Arboretum.
The TOUS project held its first public involvement meeting
In this blog, we reflect on the discussion we had at our first public involvement meeting for the TOUS study - Tailoring cultural Offers with and for diverse older Users of Social prescribing.
Talking about the research with stakeholders: Our third knowledge exchange meeting
Link workers
Stephanie Tierney describes, in this blog, how she met with stakeholders in Sheffield to discuss with them findings from the link worker study she is leading.
Marking 'International Day of Older Persons' at a community event
This blog post offers an overview of an event in Oxfordshire to mark International Day of Older Persons, where Jordan Gorenberg presented research findings from a scoping review on social capital and loneliness.
Knowledge exchange event in the southwest of England
Link workers
In this blog, researcher Debra Westlake describes how she and colleagues from the University of Oxford facilitated a knowledge exchange event on a study exploring the implementation of link workers in primary care.
Facilitating a knowledge exchange event for link workers and key stakeholders
Link workers
In this blog, researcher Steven Markham describes how he and colleagues from the University of Oxford facilitated a knowledge exchange event on a study exploring the implementation of link workers in primary care.
The interplay between social capital and loneliness: Reflections from a scoping review
Loneliness stands as a pervasive issue that has garnered significant attention due to its detrimental effects on physical and psychological well-being. The concept of social capital, representing resources inherent in social networks, offers a potential avenue to address this concern. Community initiatives, such as clubs and neighborhood activities, have been heralded as avenues to foster social capital and alleviate loneliness. This blog considers the vagaries surrounding definitions of social capital and loneliness, the lack of coherence in linking these concepts, and underscores the need for greater clarity and research in this field.
Festival of collaboration: Speaking at an engagement event about social prescribing research
In this blog, Stephanie Tierney reflects on an engagement event (Oxford Inside Out) that she spoke at about social prescribing.
Embarking on research to explore issues related to retention of social prescribing link workers in their role
In this blog, Stephanie Tierney outlines a new study she is leading on the experiences of link workers in their job and retention of them within their role.
Starting a new project with a review of the literature
TOUS study
In this blog, Stephanie Tierney, who is co-leading a study funded through UK Research and Innovation, outlines the first part of this new realist project, which builds on a previous piece of work about the cultural sector, older people and social prescribing.
Poetry as a reflective method for research and practice
Link workers
Debra Westlake entered a reflective poem for the creative enquiry section of the Society for Academic Primary Care Conference 2023. In this blog, she shares her thoughts on discussing it at this event.
Getting feedback on our early findings at a knowledge exchange meeting with link workers
Link workers
In June 2023, Debra Westlake attended a link worker team meeting at one of the research sites involved in the project she is working on as a researcher. At the meeting, she provided some feedback about the study and carried out some knowledge exchange activities. In this blog, she draws out some of the key topics raised during discussions.
Effective and achievable evaluation in social prescribing: What is needed, for whom and how?
In this blog, Stephanie Tierney reflects on learning drawn from a meeting at Trinity College Dublin, hosted by the Research and Evaluation Working Group of the All Ireland Social Prescribing Network. The purpose of the meeting was to bring all stakeholders of social prescribing in the island of Ireland together to identify priorities and make recommendations for evaluation.
Identifying meaningful change in social prescribing: A Storytelling discussion meeting
Stephanie Tierney from the University of Oxford and Will Long from the Old Fire Station in Oxford reflect on the use of Storytelling as a potential method for evaluating social prescribing.
Strengthening communities through the power of solidarity and the richness of culture: Social and cultural prescribing in Greece
Stephanie Tierney and Kamal Mahtani, from the Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network, have been talking to colleagues in Greece about the development of social prescribing in this country. Details about its development are presented in this blog, which has been written by Professor Vasilios Ioakimidis from the University of West Attica.
Holding, diversity and the link worker role: Reflections on a patient-public involvement meeting
Link workers
In May 2023, co-lead on the link worker study, Stephanie Tierney, visited a patient-public involvement (PPI) group in Sheffield. In this blog, she draws out some of the key topics raised.