In this news piece The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) report on the work of Ways to Wellness around perioperative social prescribing in North East and North Cumbria. Read the article: ow.ly/NPyJ50SLX0T

The most deprived areas in the North had higher Covid mortality rates than equally deprived areas in the rest of England, indicative of ‘deprivation amplification’, a new report with Newcastle University shows. Read more → healthequitynorth.co.uk/regional-inequ…

Our vision is a health system that reduces inequalities, and the strengths of all sectors – particularly the voluntary sector - are maximised. As part of this we are proud to support the VONNE statement on the recent racist violence and riots 🔽🔽🔽 vonne.org.uk/statement-raci…

Curious about social prescribing? We've got answers! Our frequently asked questions page offers information and advice to those who want to find out more about social prescribing: ow.ly/wXhU50Tch4L If you think there is a question we are missing, let us know.

Our new #WomanOfTheNorth report lays bare the unequal challenges faced by women living in the North of England - who live shorter lives, work more hours for less pay and are more likely to be an unpaid carer than women in other regions of England 1/13 healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequalit…

My The Guardian story: UK’s poorest households face another winter of hardship, charities warn, as The Trussell Trust research shows two-thirds of working families on universal credit are struggling to afford food and energy theguardian.com/society/articl…

This week Health Equity North has published the #WomanOfTheNorth report which reveals how women in the North work more hours for less pay, are more likely to be an unpaid carer & are more likely to live in poverty than women in other English regions. Read more ⬇ healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequalit…

Time is running out to have your say! Help us improve women's health in the North East and North Cumbria. Our survey is asking women and girls what matters most to them - it's quick and will make a BIG difference: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/WomensHealth…

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NEW REPORT: "Preventing and Tackling Mental Ill Health through Green Social Prescribing Project", a two year £5.77 million cross-governmental initiative across seven test and learn pilot sites in England for @Defra @DHSC Natural England Babalwa Kaleni and others. randd.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails…

Our evaluation showed that green social prescribing helps people's mental health and reached people experiencing health inequalities. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

With over 1.7 million adult social care professionals, the potential to adopt a 'prevention first' approach to public health is enormous. That's why RSPH has partnered with Department of Health and Social Care to launch a new e-learning resource for the social care workforce 👇 rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/…

How digital inclusion impacts health charitydigital.org.uk/topics/how-dig…

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