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From evidence to impact: making prevention work for people and communities
“Over recent weeks, I’ve benefited from the chance to attend two conferences that, while approaching health from different perspectives, left me reflecting on the same questions”, says our Chief Executive Sandra Mitchell-Phillips.
“How do we turn evidence about prevention into meaningful action, and how can we ensure that that action leads to lasting change for people and communities, and ultimately pays dividends for our healthcare system, which is under pressure like never before?”
The drugs don’t work: Waiting well for surgery with Ways to Wellness
Hear from our Perioperative Social Prescribing (PROSPeR) project partner Angela Telford, a Specialist Inpatient Pain Nurse with the ‘Waiting Well’ team at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who sat down with us to explain how the type of support advocated by Ways to Wellness through all our prototypes, is making a huge difference to patients waiting for surgery.
We agree with the PM that civil society belongs at the heart of devolution - let's make this commitment count!
Hear from our CEO Sandra Mitchell-Phillips about our take on the Downing Street Partnerships Unit devolution update issued to civil society and charity leaders this week.
“We are fortunate that Newcastle upon Tyne has been taking steps towards reducing health inequity by becoming a Marmot city, meaning our local authority is an official partner of the Institute of Health Equity, and is working towards addressing the social factors that impact the health of our citizens…

