“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?”

Over the last few months, our Head of Digital Systems Sonia Townend has been working with Northern Health Futures Hub, otherwise known as NortHFutures, and Dr Matt Cooper, a researcher from Newcastle University, to pilot a series of workshops designed to help those involved in social prescribing to harness the information at their fingertips so they can use it to secure more opportunities.

With several of these learning clinics having now taken place, in this blog post Sonia tells us about the themes the team has encountered so far.