Resources tagged with social prescription



Creatively Minded and the NHS front cover

Creatively Minded and the NHS

An overview of participatory arts offered by the NHS to people with mental health problems – featuring NHS Trusts across the UK which offer a range of creative artist-led programmes in both primary and secondary care.

Social prescribing myth buster

A comprehensive guide by London Arts and Health designed to dispel some of the myths surrounding social prescribing in the arts and cultural sector.

Webinar: Culture on referral: sharing our findings

With a growing belief that there is an important role for the arts and culture in supporting people’s health and wellbeing, the Centre for Cultural Value has published a research digest, summarising the evidence surrounding culture on referral and arts on prescription programmes. This online discussion session shares the findings, and opens up the conversation … Read more

Older female audience member in wheelchair dancing to music

Research digest: Culture on referral

Explore the evidence surrounding culture on referral programmes (also known as arts on prescription) and the implications for cultural sector practitioners and policymakers. This research digest reviews and summarises the academic literature and identifies where there is evidence and where further research is needed. We evaluated the evidence surrounding the value of culture on referral … Read more

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Behind the Scenes: Our Space, Theatre Royal Plymouth. Blog 1 – Sara Baldwin

A behind the scenes look at Theatre Royal Plymouth‘s Our Space project from three different perspectives: Engagement Manager, practitioner, participant. In the first of three blogs Sara Baldwin, Engagement Manager for the theatre takes us through how the programme started, how it’s evolving to meet the needs of the community and the impact it’s having … Read more