1. Social Prescribing Policy Forum 8th February 2019
Three perspectives:
Social Prescribing in national & regional contexts: Jane Hartley, Health & Wellbeing Associate, VONNE
Social Prescribing in County Durham, a Public Health perspective: Chris Woodcock, Strategic Manager, Public Health, County Durham
A County Durham perspective from local VCS: Carol Gaskgarth, CEO &Nigel Brough, Head of Projects, Pioneeering Care Partnership
Discussion and Questions:
Round tables: what does this mean in practice, what do we need in County Durham .
Networking

2. County Durham: Assets
Strong partnership networks: Advice, Better Together, Volunteering, Crees, Share & Learn
Funded programmes for joined up support: Wellbeing for Life, VCS Alliance, Durhamworks, ROAD, Community Peer Mentors, VIPs
Navigators, Facilitators, Mentors, Locality workers
Move towards integration of commissioning and services
Local knowledge and experience
Trusted local resources

3. Consultation/Market Testing
INTEGRATED CARE GOVERNANCE: Providers’ Alliance & Joint Commissioning, Foundation Trust (Community Services)
OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR priorities: Police, Childrens’ Services, Public Health, Culture & Sports
Consultation/Market Testing
VCS SPECIALIST PROVIDER ORGANISATIONS:
Broad Reach
Professional work force
Specialist expertise:
Older people, carers, Housing, Advice, Young people & families, etc
VCS
PROVIDERS
ALLIANCE
Joint Commissioning
TAPs
AAPs
CDCF
Charitable Trusts
Big Lottery
INVESTMENT
Grants
Commissioning
SLAs
( Routes for SOCIAL PRESCRIBING? )
Link Workers
TAPs
Care Navigators
Wellbeing for Life
Ways to Wellness
Joining the Dots
VCS LED NETWORKS
& PARTNERSHIPS
Better Together
Advice in County Durham
Crees
Share & Learn
Volunteer Coordinators
CAPACITY BUILDING
Kitemarks/quality
Volunteering
Training (safeguarding, risk, resources, data, governance etc)
Partnership coordination & brokerage
VCS COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS
Volunteer Led Community Centres & Hubs
Locally based Self Help & Support
Volunteer Banks Social/Leisure/Recreation
PARTNERSHIPS & NETWORKS
Brokerage for delivery to:
Communities of interest
Within TAPs areas or at community level