Issue - meetings

20 minutes

To discuss the Social Prescribing Project.

David Jenkins, Social Prescribing Project Manager, Tim Rawlings, Active Travel Social Prescribing Project Manager and Becky Brooks, Director 3SG,

David Jenkins, Social Prescribing Project Manager, 3SG gave a presentation in relation to social prescribing (circulated in advance of the meeting).

The Board raised the following comments/questions:

1.  It was difficult to explain social prescribing in a way that was easily understood.

2.  It was noted that this was a 2-year project.  The first year to develop a framework and the second year to identify what needed to be in place to fill gaps and to make a business case for future funding.

3.  The University of Bath was using social prescribing to support students and Nic Streatfield undertook to link in with David Jenkins.  Links would also be made with Bath College.

4.  The funding landscape was complex.  If social prescribing was reliant on existing budgets, this was not sustainable.

5.  As well as formal work undertaken as part of the project there was informal work supporting the same aims.  There needed to be a map of provision.

6.  The project was originally focused on adults, but children and young people were now included e.g., the Wellbeing While Waiting programme being delivered by Off the Record.

The Board RESOLVED to request the Social Prescribing Steering Group to feedback to a future meeting.