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.
This week, the Richmond Group of Charities set out three tests that today's budget needed to meet in order to stop the worrying decline in access, quality and safety that people living with long term health conditions have experienced in
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:
The Richmond Group is collaborating with Understanding Patient Data to publish 3 joint blogs on the benefits of enabling people to access their health records.
The Richmond Group of Charities has issued the following statement on the Government response to the National Data Guardian for Health and Care’s Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs.
Dr Charlotte Augst, the Richmond Group’s Partnership Director, says:
This blog post from the South West Academic Health Science Network gives an update on our exciting joint work in Somerset and our plans to develop a county-wide social prescribing service.
