Our realist paper on tailoring cultural sector social prescribing with and for older people from global majority communities is out!
doi.org/10.1111/hex....
@kerrynhusk.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @geoffwong.bsky.social #socialprescribing #culturalsector #inclusivity #olderpeople
We're looking for people to take part in a World Café on additional roles in Primary Care - take a look and sign up here: lnkd.in/eDefR-kq
*Definitely* aliens coming through there.
Why is the bar for acceptance so, so much higher for everyday people that want to come and feel safe, welcomed and engaged - compared to those the public vote into office, who seemingly despise almost everyone and everything. Humans are strange.
Ooh that's lovely! Off somewhere exciting?
No, I think Spring Williams is an overly-jaunty Country three-piece outfit living and playing in Nashville, but a tiny apartment they can't get out of unless something major changes. They smoke too much.
(Epic wheels)
Received a festive Moose! @mooseallain.bsky.social @worldofmoose.bsky.social
Happy 2026!
Paper! How do social prescribing link workers experience their role, and decide whether or not they want to leave?
Work led by Stephanie Tierney and Kamal R. Mahtani with Debra Westlake David Nunan Jane Smith and lots of others.
Latest paper from our study on social prescribing link worker recruitment and retention. Role ambiguity and job misalignment are some of the issues new recruits face #socialprescribing #linkworkers #healthservices #retention @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
doi.org/10.1017/S146...
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Not one, but two new youth #SocialPrescribing articles to share!
📌 Check out this systematic review: bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
📌 Plus a study protocol: bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
And browse more papers in our library: sbbresearch.org/research-pap...
New paper!
An overview of social prescribing pathways for children and young people - with a wonderful team.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Nice one! Great news.
Wonderful, useful, and impactful infographic from @allianceon.bsky.social on what Indigenous anti-racism actually looks like in practice.
iphcc.ca/wp-content/u...
Really interesting new paper from Daisy Fancourt and team here - using CPRD to examine the rollout of social prescribing in England. Broad coverage, but inequalities remain...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How can we embed and sustain #SocialPrescribing so that it benefits more children, young people and families?
Earlier in the summer we asked policymakers and commissioners exactly this 🗨️
Check out our brand new policy brief and illustration to learn more: sbbresearch.org/how-to-embed...
More than ever, we need to remember this... @brianbilston.bsky.social
This feels very Monday...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@profdevisridhar.bsky.social:-
life expectancy “is much less about your own choices and is instead tightly linked to where you live and the political choices made by your government”.
@penarc.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @sp-eu.bsky.social
Come and work with us!
We are looking for a Research Assistant to come and be part of our EU-Horizon funded SP-EU Project (social-prescribing.eu), based in the Community and Primary Care Research Centre at the University of Plymouth, as well as being part of PenARC.
tinyurl.com/2nue9yya
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
Helpful overview of trends
Why are Gen Z drinking less alcohol than older generations
Do you think we've seen highest temps this year now in SW? The nights feel like they are drawing in weirdly!
New paper!
The synopsis of our NIHR-funded realist evaluation of social prescribing link workers in primary care is now out. A fantastic team, led by Stephanie Tierney in Oxford.
www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/publish...
The Intensive Course in Applied Epidemiology that's been running in Aberdeen for nearly 20yrs is getting a rebrand and a refresh.
Launching in March 2026, welcome to the 'Aberdeen Short Course in Epidemiology'.
Registration available from 01-Sep-2025.
For details, see: tinyurl.com/AberdeenEpiC...
1/3. Welcome this @nhsengland.bsky.social review www.england.nhs.uk/2025/07/nhs-...
Looks calm!
If you're interested in our new @sp-eu.bsky.social project then here is a recording of the recent introductory presentation by the PI Wolfram Herrmann:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SQ8...
All the institutions I have had anything to do with seem to be modelled entirely on Terry Pratchett's Unseen University.
