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Elemental Announced as Key Sponsor at International Social Prescribing Network Conference We’re delighted to announce Elemental will be a key sponsor at the second International Social Prescribing Network Conference, which takes place in London at the University of Westminster from 11 - 12 July 2019. International Social Prescribing Network Conference Focused around the theme of…

Social Prescribing Pilot Proves A Success in Hydebank Wood College Since launching a unique partnership with Elemental earlier this year, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust has embarked on a successful digital social prescribing pilot which has connected health, prison and community teams to address the wider social determinants of health within the prison…

Preventing and treating mental health through social prescribing With mental health problems considered one of the main causes of the overall disease burdens worldwide, mental wellbeing issues are widespread and remain a key priority across the healthcare system. Mental health problems represent the largest single cause of disability in the UK, with the cost to…

The power of partnerships in effective social prescribing programmes Recognising that our most pressing health and social care challenges are too complex for any one single institute to solve, councils, VCSE organisations, health bodies and housing associations across the country are increasingly appreciating the added value that greater partnership working brings to achieving public health…