Extra resources for social prescribers
Here we have compiled a short list of extra resources that you may find useful. This is not exhaustive but was compiled with the kind co-operation of the Forward with Dementia Social Prescribers advice and testing group in 2024. If you find links that are out of date or have new resources you find useful please do contact the team.
Evidence papers
| Evidence and resources on green social prescribing https://beyondgreenspace.net |
| Social prescribing resources by Greater London Authority https://www.london.gov.uk |
| Evidence on social prescribing for ethnic minority groups https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk |
| Case study on working with ethnic minority groups https://www.communities1st.org.uk |
| Network for London social prescribers https://academic.oup.com/ageing |
| Evidence on physical activity in dementia https://britishgymnasticsfoundation.org |
| Guidance on dementia friendly swimming https://www.swimming.org/dementiafriendly |
| Impact of the arts in people living with dementia https://www.creativeartseast.co.uk |
| Review of evidence on Social Prescribing https://www.tandfonline.com |
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Review on heritage and wellbeing |
| Evidence on arts interventions and health https://ae-sop.org |
| Social prescribing for carers : Best practice https://carers.org/downloads |
Guidance documents
| Money guidance and social welfare legal advice https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk |
| Guidance on music social prescriptions for people living with dementia https://static1.squarespace.com |
| Code of practice for social prescribers https://www.nalw.org.uk |
| Quality assurance for social prescribers https://docs.wixstatic.com |
| Best practice when working with British Sign Language clients https://asli.org.uk |
| Government guidance to interpreting https://www.gov.uk/guidance |
Information
| NHS social prescribing framework, roles and responsibilities https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read |
| Gardening clubs for people living with dementia https://www.thrive.org.uk/contact-us |
| Psychosocial interventions for South Asian people living with dementia https://raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/adapt |
| Videos in different languages to raise dementia awareness in South Asian communities https://www.youtube.com |
| Arts and culture in social prescribing https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies |
| Healing through nature – information and registration form https://www.greenlighttrust.org |
| Social activities for older people https://www.reengage.org.uk/ |
| Information and evidence on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy https://www.ucl.ac.uk |
| Information and evidence on doll therapy https://www.dementiauk.org |
| All about reminisce therapy https://www.alzheimers.org.uk |
| Information and evidence on activities for people with impairments https://www.activitiestoshare.co.uk |
Networks
| Online network for social prescribers by the NHS – register with an NHS email address https://future.nhs.uk/ |
| Free network for Social Prescribers https://www.socialprescribingnetwork.com/ |
| National Academy of Social Presribers general website https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk |
| National Association of Link Workers general website https://www.nalw.org.uk/ |
| Network for London Social prescribers https://londonplus.org/london-social-prescribing-network-homepage |
Social Prescribing search engines
| Online search for dementia cafés https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support |
| Online search for “Singing for the brain” events https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support |
| Online search for social activities https://www.ageuk.org.uk/services |
| Online search for dementia-friendly film screenings https://arts4dementia.org.uk |
| Online search for daycare https://www.carehome.co.uk/day-care-centres/ |
| Online search for arts in dementia events https://arts4dementia.org.uk/events/ |
| Online search for cultural and creative befrienders https://arts4dementia.org.uk/resources/artspal/ |
| Online search for walking groups https://www.ramblers.org.uk/ |
| Online search for NHS talking therapies https://www.nhs.uk/service-search |
| Online search for carers’ support https://www.nhs.uk/service-search |
| Online search for social services https://www.nhs.uk |
| Online search for remote or in-presence events for Social Prescribing https://www.eventbrite.co.uk |
Social Prescribing tools
| Green social prescribing toolkit https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk |
| Wellbeing tips for social prescribers https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/resources |
| Mental health and money toolkit https://www.mentalhealthandmoneyadvice.org/ |
| NHS self-reflection tool for social prescribers https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication |
| Support migrants in social prescribing http://doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/ |
| List of organisations catering to LGBTQ+ people living with dementia https://www.dementiauk.org/ |
| Form to help the police if someone living with dementia goes missing https://www.essex.police.uk/notices |
| Supporting South Asian communities living with dementia https://raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/adapt |
| Large social prescribing resource bank https://www.communities1st.org.uk/TC-Resources |
| Online forum support for carers https://www.carersuk.org/get-involved/join-us/our-forum/ |
| Dementia support forum https://forum.alzheimers.org.uk/ |
| Language identification chart https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/ |
| Teach Back technique to check that clients understand what is being said https://www.healthliteracyplace.org.uk/toolkit |
| Picture communication tool to aid interaction in healthcare https://www.picturecommunicationtool.com |
| Example of a social prescribing toolkit https://www.google.com |
| Dementia-friendly physical exercises https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ |
| Dementia chair-based exercises https://britishgymnasticsfoundation.org |
| Online search for libraries and what they have https://libraryon.org/ |
Training and development
| Podcast on social prescribing – register for upcoming seminars https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk |
| Courses for social prescribers https://www.nalw.org.uk/plp-courses/ |
| Continuing professional development for social prescribers https://www.nalw.org.uk/cpd/ |
| Dementia training https://www.enrichmentfortheelderly.org/ |
| Dementia training https://www.ageuk.org.uk/sheffield/ |
| Online training course on culture, arts and wellbeing https://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk |
| The General Practice Podcast – includes episodes on social prescribing https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast |
| LGBT training https://www.openingdoors.lgbt/training-for-professionals |
| NHS e-learning platform for Social Prescribers https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/social-prescribing/ |
| Training resources for Social Prescribers https://www.kernowhealthcic.org.uk/tbccourses |
| Explanation on dementia care pathway https://cdn2.assets-servd.host/mushy-parakeet |
| Types of dementia, symptoms and characteristics https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia |
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