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Somerset ‘social prescribing’ gets financial boost

Health services in Somerset are set to forge stronger links with the voluntary and community sector after a £60K financial boost helps ‘Social Prescribing’ take a leap forward.

‘Social Prescribing’, as described by the NHS, links people with health problems into practical and emotional support in communities and the voluntary sector. Participants meet with a professional to identify which ongoing practical, emotional and community support can best help them achieve their goals.

Our response to the King’s Fund, Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation Report ahead of the Autumn Budget

The Richmond Group has released a response to today’s report from The King’s Fund, Nuffield Trust and The Health Foundation, warning that the Government must find £4 billion more for the NHS in the Autumn Budget in order to prevent the further deterioration of patient care.

Chris Askew, Chair of the Richmond Group of Charities, said:

Our ‘Agenda for the next government’: 5 priorities for helping people with long-term conditions

Today we released our Agenda for the next government, which sets out the five priorities we believe the next government must work towards to help people with long-term conditions following the General Election on 8th June. We also outline why these issues are so important, and our calls to action for tackling them.

Tapping the Potential: Collaboration project in Somerset

In May 2015, the Richmond Group of Charities joined forces with Mind and Public Health England to undertake a project known as Doing the Right Thing.

This was borne out of our collective determination to seize the opportunity of the Five Year Forward View (5YFV) and our concern the full potential of the voluntary and community sector to contribute to health and care system transformation has yet to be fully understood and tapped.

Dame Fiona Caldicott's review: Richmond Group response

The Richmond Group of Charities want the NHS, and the research and care organisations that support it, to be able to use health and social care data to understand people’s conditions, experiences and needs.  This insight can, and should, be used to make sure that people receive the best possible care and support. 

But we also believe that this should only be done with the highest standards of governance and safeguards and in a way that respects an individual’s decisions about whether and how they want their data shared.

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