Every month, we compile a list of events and training for people working in social prescribing. See below for our January list!
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Events & training
Kings Fund
The King’s Fund have launched a new learning community – ShiftWorks – offering seven CPD-accredited courses, bite size learning and online events for those working with the health and care system.
Suicide prevention
If you work for a local authority, NHS trust or voluntary sector in North East London, you can sign up for free suicide prevention training.
Peer support
This workshop is designed to support voluntary and health organisations to consider, plan and troubleshoot the introduction of peer support programmes into their services.
4 February
Boundaries in the workplace
This workshop for voluntary sector organisations will help to consider, plan and implement personal and professional boundaries in the workplace.
20 February
Group dynamics
This workshop is for voluntary organisations to understand group dynamics within a support setting and to manage and coordinate groups or supervise volunteers to do so.
18 February
Challenging behaviour
This workshop explores challenging behaviour, how to recognise it, and techniques to work out when and how to intervene to try and de-escalate these situations.
25 February
Carer support
Join this free online drop in session for any carers or family members of someone living with dementia who are seeking support.
6 February & 6 March
Health inequalities engagement
A framework is being developed for Integrated Care Boards to use when carrying out their engagement with people and communities and tackling health inequalities. The framework will ensure a diverse range of communities are consulted and participate with health inequalities initiatives. This work is being led by National Voices and funded by the Care Quality Commission. Sign up to the launch event.
12 February
Leading for System Change
What does inclusive decision making look like?
Pan-London Grants Programme 2026-2030
London Councils is inviting London-based voluntary and community, and not-for-profit organisations with expertise in combatting homelessness and/or tackling domestic and sexual abuse, to attend a market warming event for the Pan-London Grants Programme 2026-2030.
- Tuesday 11 February, 15.30 –17.00: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
- Friday 14 February, 15.30 – 17.00: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Skills for Care
The ace up your sleeve – the hidden value of user led organisations to commissioners
Date: Thursday 27th of February 2025 11.00 – 12.30
About: In this webinar we will hear from commissioners and user led organisations who will describe real life examples of how for every pound spent on commissioned activity, user led organisations have also helped commissioners to build meaningful coproduction into commissioning, to inform new strategies and build better relationships with the communities they support.
Meeting legislative requirements for good commissioning practice with user led organisations
Audience – People working at all levels in commissioning
Date: Thursday 6th of March 2025 11.00 – 12.30
About: In this webinar we will be looking at how user led organisations can support commissioners to evidence and meet legislative requirements across health and social care. The commissioners and user led organisations speaking at this event will highlight the different legislative requirements of commissioning and provide examples of where commissioners have built effective relationships with user led organisations to evidence good practice.
Creating effective relationships between commissioners and user led organisations
Audience – People working at all levels in a user led organisation, and people working at all levels in commissioning
Date: Thursday 13th of March 2025 11.00 – 12.30
About: This event is an opportunity for user led organisations and commissioners across the country to connect with each other in their local areas. In this webinar you’ll hear ‘top tips’ from commissioners and user led organisation on how to start connecting with each other and how to build established effective relationships.
Introducing Black leadership and Advancing Black leadership courses by the Open University
The Open University are offering two free courses, Introducing Black leadership and Advancing Black leadership. Find out more here.
Free Good Conversations training
Good Conversations is a two and a half hour free session by Linking Lives, for anyone volunteering to host welcoming spaces for the public. This might include café drop-ins, foodbanks, Warm Welcome spaces, lunch clubs, Places of Welcome, Community Libraries, Men’s Sheds or any other community initiatives. you can book your place here.
