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PPI contributor, Bernard, reflects on the role of link workers, having been involved in one of our core Social Prescribing projects, seeking to better understand implementation of link workers in primary care.
Friday afternoon wind-down – talking to the public about social prescribing and cultural provision
TOUS study
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.
Developing a social prescribing programme for older people from diverse communities: Experiences in Leicester
In this blog, Stephanie Tierney reflects on a meeting she had about work being undertaken in Leicester to reach and engage with older people as part of social prescribing.
Exploring understanding of social prescribing in primary care among healthcare professionals, voluntary-community sector representatives, and patients in England
Link workers
Social prescribing represents a paradigm shift in healthcare, emphasizing holistic well-being and focusing on consequences stemming from the social determinants of health. It has seen the employment of link workers in England to support patients with their non-medical needs (e.g. loneliness, housing problems, worries about finances). However, understanding and utilization of social prescribing among professionals and patients remain variable, potentially hindering its efficacy. This blog describes an ongoing qualitative analysis of data collected for a larger study on the link worker role in primary care in England. This qualitative analysis will delve into interpretations/understanding of social prescribing from the perspectives of patients, primary care staff and members of the voluntary-community sector. It will aim to shed light on people’s views on the role, remit, and value of social prescribing within the context of English primary care. It is being undertaken by Iva Fattorini for her dissertation as part of a MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership at the University of Oxford.
Tailoring public involvement opportunities beyond group meetings
In this blog, Patient-Public Involvement (PPI) lead for the TOUS study, Sofia Vougioukalou from Cardiff University, reflects on work undertaken to date on this study. This study consists of: a) a scoping review; b) a mapping exercise of cultural provision in the UK developed for or with older people from ethnic minority groups; c) case studies in the UK of cultural provision attracting older people from ethnic minority groups and interviews with key informants.
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.