Nature-based activities are one of the key pillars of #socialprescribing We are learning from GREENGAGE, an ongoing pilot RCT, with the aim of informing a future definitive trial of effectiveness. #socialprescribingday #greensocialprescribing @kerrynhusk.bsky.social

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

Received a festive Moose! @mooseallain.bsky.social @worldofmoose.bsky.social

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....

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

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”.

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

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-...

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...

Youth mental health difficulties have increased in prevalence (rather than better awareness) and key drivers likely include economic precarity, smartphone use, sleep quality and closure of youth services. An excellent piece of research led by @olademk.bsky.social

Very important report out today from the Youth Futures Foundation exploring factors accounting for escalating mental health problems in young people. Lead by fantastic colleagues from the University of Manchester (@olademk.bsky.social et al). Report here: youthfuturesfoundation.org/what-we-do/f...

UK mental health people (incl users), please feed back on this draft of the Youth Access Quality Framework (on youth mental health hubs). #healthpolicy #mentalhealth Full disclosure: my PhD student had something to do with this. www.youthaccess.org.uk/quality-and-...

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... The health dividend of cash transfer programmes Brazil's Bolsa Família Program, which provides an average of US$139 per month to over 20 million households in poverty Study = www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Challenging and thought-provoking new paper from @gozde786.bsky.social and colleagues. How do we define and evaluate social prescribing, and what data do we need to generate high quality evidence? journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Late to share this but great to see this comprehensive analysis, the largest yet, of social prescribing in England published from @pmw777.bsky.social @annawilding.bsky.social and colleagues. bjgp.org/content/earl...

If you are at ESCAP2025 (www.escap.eu/events/escap...) then come along on Sunday at 5.15 to hear all about social prescribing for children and young people from some great people (and me)! @bertottim.bsky.social @danhayesphd.bsky.social and lots of others.

📢 This ⏬ is what happened to UK #inequality since 1961. It soared in the 1980s under Thatcher and no UK govt has seriously tried to reverse it since - so, the centre cannot hold and things fall apart... ifs.org.uk/living-stand...

OUR NEW PAPER: the 'final findings' paper from the Remote by Default 2 study: "After the disruptive innovation: How remote and digital services were embedded, blended and abandoned in UK general practice" (will do thread on this soon) www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/publish... #academicsky 🧪

🎧 Research Fellow — short-term contract Join RadioMe, an EPSRC project fusing AI with live radio to cut agitation & boost quality of life for people living with dementia. 🔍 Lead analysis & disseminate findings 🌍 100 % remote Apply ➜ tinyurl.com/Radiomejob @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social

Our new EU project examining social prescribing for people in vulnerable situations across Europe now has a new website... have a browse! @sp-eu.bsky.social social-prescribing.eu

Delighted to announce our new research study investigating the overprescribing of medication for chronic pain in older adults. This work will be crucial for developing better and safer pain management practices. (1/2) @penarc.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/study-i...

Excellent new paper from @bertottim.bsky.social and colleagues. Social prescribing for young people - realist evaluation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hugely generous box of Easter treats from half a world away! Thanks JR Baker (yet to grace Bluesky).

New to Bluesky. Seems much calmer than the last place. Phew.

Realist reviewers, here's a banger of a new paper by a South African group whose work I've only just become aware of. Good bit of philosophy to chew on if you've time. But also seeking to make RR more practical. Enjoy! #healthpolicy academic.oup.com/heapol/artic...