What a great way to end the year! 🏅 Ways to Wellness has been awarded Bronze in the Better Health at Work scheme for the North East and Cumbria. The whole team participated in activities from learning more about sleep to mindful movement and creativity. We have our sights on silver for 2026.

We’re attending @durham.ac.uk’s Deprescribing in Pain & Mental Health event—an interdisciplinary discussion on #deprescribing in chronic pain and mental health. Key points highlight its link to #HealthInequalities and the importance of strong relationships.

Listen to Amanda Baile, @angbroadbridge.bsky.social, & Dr Steph Scott on the This is the North podcast talk about the childcare issues facing families across the North East. Listen 🔗Apple podcasts podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... 🔗Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/1yIs...

📷 We were thrilled to invite Newcastle Chronicle on the pitch with the Your Move participants! Your Move, a collaboration with Northumberland FA, is breaking down barriers to access England’s national sport. chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... #InternationalDayOfPersonswithDisabilities

👋 Visit us today at the Developing NHS Innovation Conference in London. We’re delighted to be part of the conversation around streamlining the adoption of new innovations in #healthcare. Come and pick up a Ways to Wellness tote bag before they're gone!

Fab to be at @populationhealth.bsky.social & @childrennortheast.bsky.social conf on giving children the 'Strongest Start' where @angbroadbridge.bsky.social is a panellist It's been great to hear #SocialPrescribing & the #VCSE sector are seen as key players in this #CPHCNE25 #CPH2025 #CPHCYP25

We've been glad to work with @northumberlandfa.bsky.social on inclusive #football for children with health challenges. Hear from kids, parents and others involved in this film - www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7cd... #ThankYou England Football & the FA Journey to Inclusion Fund for making this possible!

It was lovely to be asked to say a bit about what my role is, and what I enjoy about it. A lot of people can't understand why you would want to do project development and (especially) fundraising, but I love the impact I can have in shaping projects at such an early stage!

Thanks to everyone for a great session today. If there are any follow-up questions, feel free to email us at [email protected]

Many people ask us about how we take an idea from kernel stage to full test-and-learn prototype. Wonder no more - our Head of Development @simonbromhead.bsky.social has explained all in our latest #blog post www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/fr... #TestAndLearn #HealthInnovation #Collaboration

Don't forget about the Fuse, Early Life and Adolescence cluster lunchtime seminar tomorrow to hear about our SPACE CYP (Social Prescribing And Community rEsources for Children and Young People) pilot. 📅 Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025, Noon fuse.ac.uk/events/fuser...

🎉 Honoured to be part of TAPER2 that won the ‘Partnership Working’ award at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards! Find out how collaboration can deliver real improvements for patients & healthcare: www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...

🎬 Join us this Thursday at @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social, Cumbria, for a special screening of ‘See the Whole of Me’ animation and exhibition - inspired by the #maternity experiences of a diverse group of Cumbrian mums. tullie.org.uk/events/happy...

As we nearly come to the end of #TrusteesWeek, we’re highlighting the depth of #VCSE experience our trustees bring to the table. At Ways to Wellness, we know how vital the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is in keeping people well and reducing #HealthInequalities.

Great to hear recognition that roles like care navigators, care coordinators, link workers and social prescribers have a key role to play in supporting those who struggle with the system, so they are able to access the care they require #SocialPrescribing

Our CEO Sandra Mitchell-Phillips has looked forward to this session on shifting the public debate on social care. People with long-term conditions often have interactions with social care as well as #healthcare - how do we encourage joined up working to better support patient needs? #SocialCare

Great to be at The King's Fund conf on courage, honesty & the future of #healthcare This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system

Read our latest blog post by Head of Implementation @angbroadbridge.bsky.social to understand the factors beyond technology that are central to #innovation at Ways to Wellness - www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/in... #Creativity #Collaboration #Coproduction #ParticipatoryResearch

It’s Trustees’ Week, and at Ways to Wellness, we are fortunate to have a board with a breadth of healthcare expertise. Their valuable and extensive knowledge of #healthcare strengthens all our pilots and prototypes, so we make a real difference for the people & systems we serve

We’re at the Neighbours Matter workshop this afternoon. Barbara Slasor, Community Development Lead, Gaunless Gateway Big Local, says: “Voluntary doesn’t mean amateur. It’s ok to try and fail because failure teaches us more than fear ever will.”

We’re at the Connecting Communities Summit at the Glasshouse today. We’re kicking off with a keynote from Hilary Armstrong, Chair of @iconeighbours.bsky.social. She said: "The cost of not dealing with industrial decline is enormous." Neighbourhoods can give people opportunity, hope and aspiration.

This year we became a National Databank Hub! Our link workers can now issue SIM cards to the most vulnerable individuals they are working with, helping improve that community access that is so vital to our quality of life. #GetOnlineWeek www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...

🏆 We won! We’re so proud to be part of TAPER2 - opioid deprescribing in socially deprived patients waiting elective surgery. TAPER2 won the Partnership Working category in the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025!

🏆 We want to wish everyone good luck at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025. We’re so proud that 'TAPER2 - opioid deprescribing in socially deprived patients waiting elective surgery' has been nominated in the 'Partnership working' category.

🎉 Join us in wishing our Head of Finance, Mike Bareham, a very happy retirement! Mike is one of our longest-standing members of staff, having joined Ways to Wellness six years ago. We will be sad to see him go.

In our latest #blog post, we review a recent bootcamp we supported at @nicd-uk.bsky.social, giving @newcastleuni.bsky.social graduate trainees a real-world #data challenge to tackle www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa... #HealthInnovation #DataDrivenHealthcare

We're at #HENConf2025 where Prof Sir Michael Marmot (left) opened proceedings before handing over to #Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotherham (bottom) to explain progress towards the city becoming the UK's 1st #Marmot Combined Authority And Lord John Bird gave a personal account of being born into poverty

Great to attend the ‘Shaping the Future of Social Prescribing across the North East & North Cumbria’ Summit yesterday, with many enthusiastic participants in the #SocialPrescribing sector across the region. Lots of interesting discussions around: using research and data, and how to measure impact.

We're fortunate our Chair Dr Guy Pilkington is in the latest Chats with Changemakers podcast - talking about the perseverance and courage it takes to lead #change and remain steadfast in your mission YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1GESZil...

It’s wonderful to hear from @angbroadbridge.bsky.social in the 🍂 Autumn edition of Juno magazine. She was featured in their ‘my life, my way’ section, talking about how we can redesign #MaternalMentalHealth support for young mothers. Pick up a copy ➡️ junomagazine.com

Tom Riordan is 2nd permanent secretary at the Department of Health & Social Care & is focusing on effective partnership for NHS #productivity He said historically the #NHS hasn't been as good as orgs such as local authorities, that are more used to the approach, at stopping things that don’t work

Happening now!

Dr Nisha Sharna from Leeds Teaching Hospitals talking about how data needs to be joined up. We have systems for recording patient info but they don’t talk to each other effectively. Patients will often be unaware clinicians don't have access to every system. Sharing data will create efficiencies

Sam Allen from the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is now taking part in a panel discussion on developing effective NHS partnerships with industry, for which she feels we need to unlock optimism, simplify rules and be more flexible to work better together

At the #HealthInnovation North event in #Leeds where Jim Mackey @NHSEngland CEO recognised the likely overwhelm felt across the NHS, stating there's a way to go but the 10yr plan will restore public confidence. Planning guidance on its way to enable better daily delivery to build for the future

🥳 We’ve been blown away by the incredible work from the National Innovation Centre for Data trainees from the Data Innovation Bootcamp. In five days, they developed three practical and realistic ways to unlock the value in Ways to Wellness patient data, which we’re excited to explore further.

Join @angbroadbridge.bsky.social at the Population Health: Strongest Start Conference on #WorldChildrensDay, 20 November in Newcastle upon Tyne. Organised by @childrennortheast.bsky.social & Centre for Population Health. #CPHCNE25 Sign up ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/population...

Making a difference to the lives of children with chronic conditions, and their families, thanks to a partnership between @newcastleuni.bsky.social, the Great North Children's Hospital and @waystowellness.org.uk. It's being picked up by other children's hospitals too: from.ncl.ac.uk/space-pilot-...

It was amazing to see 90 people dialling into the Applied Research Collaboration on ‘Developing and supporting ethical practice in research’ yesterday. Read more about what Ang Broadbridge spoke about in Research Matters magazine: the-sra.org.uk/common/Uploa...

We’re delighted that @newcastleuni.bsky.social have shone a spotlight on the SPACE Pilot in their From Newcastle blog 🌟 SPACE Pilot is a collaboration between Newcastle University, Ways to Wellness and the Great North Children’s Hospital. from.ncl.ac.uk/space-pilot-...

Don’t forget to join us next week on 1 October for the Pain Community of Practice meeting exploring TAPER2: Deep end project to support reduction of Opioid and Gabapentinoid prescribing. Sign up ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pain-commu...

Anna Basu & @angbroadbridge.bsky.social spoke about SPACE Pilot at the 7th Great North Paediatric Conference last Friday. They explained the impact of taking a whole-family approach to support for children with complex, chronic conditions by integrating the hospital with community settings.

Check out this new blog post on celebrating a powerful new animation: See the Whole of Me. A collaboration between @waystowellness.org.uk, The Happy Mums Foundation, Roots and Wings Design and @newcastleuni.bsky.social Open Lab - this film is a community, life-course approach to maternal listening.

Sonia Townend and Ang Broadbridge were with NICD trainees, looking at a data science challenge - how do we unlock the value of data on over 11,000 Ways to Wellness patient journeys? They will work together through the week on this challenge, and on Friday, they will get to hear their ideas.

Hear from our CEO, Sandra Mitchell-Phillips, in this new blog about @thekingsfund.bsky.social conference on the 10-year plan for healthcare across England, which included speakers such as Wes Streeting and @andyburnham.bsky.social. www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/10...

Pictured is Dr Jack Mosley, son of the late Michael, who gave a view on weight-loss meds like Ozempic as a tool to help, but urged they're not the full story, with ultra-processed food a factor, as well as the fact patient discussions around weight should focus on health impact not figs on a scale!

Day 1 concluded with a session on how lifestyle medicine can support #obesity. Panellists agreed it's more complex for many than simply moving more & eating less

Fab to see our poster at the BSLM Conf & to be with so many practitioners who see the impact of #LifestyleMedicine Pics: RCN Gen Sec Prof Nicola Ranger, #PublicHealth Dr Richard Pinder, Matt Waugh, #MentalHealth nurse/PT, Dr Ed Maile & Dr Jen Unwin www.waystowellness.org.uk/prosper

You are not alone. 🎞️ This new animation, See the Whole of Me, explores the transformational power of maternal listening. The film shares the authentic voices of mums and mums-to-be from seldom heard communities, who are often excluded from the healthcare system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKKL...

⚽ Great to see the Your Move initiative between Ways to Wellness and Northumberland FA featured in the Shields Gazette. www.shieldsgazette.com/health/healt...