National Social Prescribing Group
Detailed research and business planning into the roll out of social prescribing across Scotland and the north of Ireland.
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- National Social Prescribing Group
The challenge
Organisations from Scotland and the North of Ireland had been working closely together to develop new ways of collaborating and supporting social prescribing across communities in which they were located. The arrival of Covid 19 had a huge impact not just on local communities but also on the organisations trying to deliver these services.
We were commissioned, along with the Scottish Community Development Centre, to look at producing a 5-year business plan that would not only help the recovery post Covid – but also at ways in which existing collaboration could be developed further.
How we helped
We led on the research and thinking period for the Social Prescribing Project across Scotland and the north of Ireland with the Scottish Community Development Centre.
This allowed us to secure in-depth knowledge about community led health and social prescribing from a literature review to primary research indicating how it would work in reality. It resulted in a detailed 5-year business plan involving community delivery partners across the two nations.
The result
Over £5m in funding secured with support of the business plan
A detailed 5-year business plan was produced that has allowed Social Prescribing Project members to secure over £5m in funding to support social prescribing in communities across Scotland and the north of Ireland.
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