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Networking
Exhibition

Speaker: Christiana Melam MBE, Chief Executive, National Association of Link Workers and Marie Adams, Social Prescriber and Chair of NALW Council, Fareham and Portchester PCN

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Speaker: Dr Shriti Pattani OBE, National Clinical Expert in Occupational Health and Wellbeing, NHS England Clinical Director, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. Session Overview: Discusses opportunities for enhancing health, wellbeing and work through social prescribing

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Speakers: Casey Ord, Pg Dip BSc (Hons) MNALW (Accred.), Senior Social Prescriber, Taurus Health care Ltd and Jennifer Tindall BSc (Hons), NLP Prac. mBANT, Health and Wellbeing Coach, Taurus Healthcare Ltd. Session Overview: Discover our tailored group intervention for newly diagnosed hypertensives, a collaborative effort with GP practices, local services, and community partners. The program incorporates social prescribing, health coaching, and clinical education, offering personalized sessions on clinical aspects, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and stress management. Learn about the positive outcomes, including reduced blood pressure, increased self-reported wellbeing, and the impact of multi-agency collaboration in providing valuable support, resources, and community engagement.

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Speakers: Georgi Daluiso-King BSc, MCSP, MSc, MMACP, Personalised Care Lead Sussex MSK Partnership Central and David Soulsby, Patient Care Navigator, Sussex MSK Partnership Session overview: The Sussex Musculoskeletal (MSK) Partnership Central will talk to their experience of putting personalised care at the centre of their work, with a focus on the magic that can come from blending and integrating a Care Navigator link worker team into MSK to create more humanistically-held healthcare. The focus on engaging with what really matters to people and the journey of truly moving from consultations into conversations, from industrialised healthcare to careful, kind care and the impact this has had on those seeking care and those providing it will be shared and discussed.

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Networking
Exhibition
Coffee Break

Speaker: Prof. Patrick Vernon OBE, Chair and Non-executive Director for Inequalities and Chair of the Birmingham and Solihull NHS Integrated Care Board (BSol ICB) Session information: Join us as we explore how social prescribing can serve as a powerful tool for advancing Economic Inclusion and EDI principles in Health and Care. This session will highlight the significance of fostering a diverse social prescribing workforce and showcase examples of promoting equal opportunities through innovative recruitment and skills development initiatives. Discover how embracing EDI principles can create pathways to economic empowerment for all.

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Speaker: Ryan Nicholls, YOURhealth Team Leader, Humber Teaching Foundation Trust and Debbie Blake, Project Officer and Senior Social Prescribing Link Worker, Humber Teaching Foundation Trust Session Information: The IMG Social prescribing service is embedded throughout the Yorkshire, Humber and N.East region, plus Buckinghamshire and Thames valley with the aim to improve the retention of IMG’s, nurses and allied health professionals. Whilst also aiming to improve differential attainment of the graduates to supporting the service user and their family with all aspects a social prescribing service delivers.

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Marie Adams, Social Prescriber and Chair of NALW Council, Fareham and Portchester PCN

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Networking
Exhibition
Lunch Break

Speakers: Christiana Melam MBE, Chief Executive, National Association of Link Workers, Melanie Venables, Head of Accreditation, Professional Standards Authority and Marie Adams MNALW (Accrd.), Social Prescriber and Chair of NALW Council, Fareham and Portchester PCN Session overview: Explore the transformative power of achieving recognition for social prescribing link workers. Learn how standardisation elevates service quality, builds trust, reduces inequalities and fuels career advancement and sustainability. Join us to navigate the practicalities of establishing regulatory pathways tailored to link workers and discover how this can amplify their impact on health outcomes and sustain the profession.

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Speakers: Dr Stephanie Tierney, Senior Researcher, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford and Professor Margaret Ikpoh, Vice Chair of Professional Development & Standards, Royal College of General Practitioners Session Overview: Gain insights into latest research findings on the complexities shaping social prescribing practices and explore opportunities and challenges for effective implementation in primary care settings.

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Marie Adams, Social Prescriber and Chair of NALW Council, Fareham and Portchester PCN

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Networking
Exhibition
Coffee Break

Speaker: Colette Mason, Programme Manager, The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) Session Overview: Discover how social prescribing can empower homeless individuals and asylum seekers through our thematic project tailored specifically for these communities. Through a collaborative effort involving various stakeholders, our project aims to make a profound difference in the lives of those facing homelessness and seeking asylum. By leveraging non-medical interventions and community-based support, we strive to enhance their well-being, foster social integration, and improve access to essential services.

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Speaker: Christiana Melam MBE, Chief Executive, National Association of Link Workers Session overview: further information to follow

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Marie Adams, Social Prescriber and Chair of NALW Council, Fareham and Portchester PCN

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To celebrate the achievement of attaining MNALW (Accred.) status having met the accreditation criteria.

Celebration
Members Ceremony

Speaker: Christiana Melam MBE, Chief Executive, National Association of Link Workers and Marie Adams, Social Prescriber and Chair of NALW Council, Fareham and Portchester PCN

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