Ways to Wellness is paying its learning forward this #SocialPrescribingDay by investigating the ways in which the delivery of community health services can best support specific groups of people.

In addition to hosting social prescribing link workers operating within some of of our pilot projects and prototypes, we often take a role grounded in research in order to further our mission to tackle health inequalities. 

Case in point is a study we're involved in to identify the ways in which link workers can best support young mums and birthing parents with their mental health. 

Test and learn collaborative prototyping for improved maternal mental health across NE and N Cumbria Geographical Area. Ways to Wellness feature in the North East & North Cumbria Women’s Health Conference 2023 Abstract Summary.

In this blog Rosie Mason, a Link Worker for the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board’s ‘Waiting Well’ programme shares some learning from the Ways to Wellness PROSPeR Project after six months of delivery.

In this blog post Ang Broadbridge, VCSE Maternal Health Services Project Manager, shares some of the learning from the Ways to Wellness VCSE Maternal Mental Health Services programme, and other Ways to Wellness projects.

#LinkWorkerDay23 is a time to celebrate Social Prescribing Link Workers and their impact, recognising those who have made contributions to health and wellbeing across communities through social prescribing.

Ways to Wellness are Celebrating Social Prescribing Day, and we marked the occasion with a celebration event focused on the impact of link workers