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Discover our Social Prescribing Network

It’s free to become a member of the London Social Prescribing Network, which provides access to great networking and learning opportunities.

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  • Social prescribing resources
  • Social prescribing FAQs
  • Thriving Communities Programme information
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About the Network

London Plus believes in the importance of supporting civil society and tackling health inequalities, this includes the delivery of social prescribing activities. Please see our diagram which helps explain what social prescribing is.

We have joined forces with the GLA (Greater London Authority) and set up a Social Prescribing Network to strengthen the role of the VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) sector who are delivering these activities across London. See our diagram that illustrates the Network’s pan-London partnerships.

See below for the benefits of joining the Network:

By joining our Network, you’ll gain connections, knowledge, improvement, influence and community in the social prescribing sector.

The Network does this in a number of ways e.g. webinars, collecting case studies, blogging, as well as encouraging our members to share best practice and materials with one another.

We hope this is a place that our members will find useful as well as shape what is needed by the voluntary and community sector.

The Network consists of voluntary sector organisations, social prescribing link workers, commissioners, public health leads and local authorities.

The Social Prescribing Approach

The Three Components: The Social Prescriber, Social Prescribing and Social Prescription Activity.

The Three Components: The Social Prescriber, Social Prescribing and Social Prescription Activity.

Our Social Prescribing Approach diagram is created especially for the voluntary sector, to help you understand what is involved when you hear the term ‘Social Prescribing’. It breaks down the three key components, from the role of the Social Prescriber to Social Prescribing and Social Prescription.

Explore the London Social Prescribing Network

Our resources page is always expanding, and contains blogs, case studies, and useful documents. Some are created by London Plus, and others are from other sources. Click the button below to find more information on social prescribing.

Our FAQs page contains the most commonly asked questions regarding social prescribing. If you need to know something, we’re confident you will find the answer here. If you have a question that can’t be found on this page, please feel free to contact us at socialprescribing@londonplus.org.

frequently asked questions

The Thriving Communities Programme was created in partnership with the National Academy for Social Prescribing. The programme was designed to  support voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups to build upon their existing activities. This programme came to an end in 2023, but you can find out more below.

Thriving Communities Programme

Any other queries?

Please contact our Social Prescribing Programmes Manager, Stephanie McKinley, by emailing: socialprescribing@londonplus.org.

The London Social Prescribing Network is supported by the Mayor of London

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