The twice postponed conference, due to Covid-19, on challenges around the introduction of Social Prescribing…
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Posted on 11 November 2020
With this introductory session, to initiate a debate on the future shape of Cornwall’s Communities and their ability to adapt to new circumstance that may prevail after the pandemic, we invite you to share your own thoughts and suggestions.
Our project is about developing self-reliant communities in a post-Covid world, communities in which primary health care and social care (including Social Prescribing) should occupy supporting role.
Square pegs and round holes don’t begin to describe the new shapes that life has adopted.
The broader agenda of social prescribing, however, was about enabling communities to look after themselves without having to depend on GPs and pills. And that is needed now more than ever.
View the following clips – we have broken them down to easy ‘bite-sized’ videos – and asked the experts 2 questions
- What are the main problems to be solved
- Can you spot opportunities that give you cause for optimism?
To add your own comments please email us at info@duchyhealthcharity.org and put the word ‘EDEN’ in the title box.
Donald Mungal welcomes all to the Webinar
Donald is an organisation consultant and has worked closely with the NHS during major changes in the organisation and in particular around behavioural change.
Dr Stewart Smith, GP at St Austell Healthcare
Opens up the discussion and tells us about his early years as a trainee doctor and the emergence of SP.
Dr Michael Dixon, National Clinical lead for Social Prescribing, GP in Cullompton, Devon, and Chair of the College of Medicine
Opens up the discussion and challenges the status quo.
Professor Catherine Leyshon, Associate Professor of Human Biology, University of Exeter, Penryn campus, Falmouth
Introduces the notion of place based communities and their vital role in delivering SP.
Luke Bennett, Partner at PKF Francis Clark
Is a specialist in the Healthcare sector and looks at how ‘profit’ for patients and practices can relive the stress in Primary Care delivery by engaging Social care and the voluntary sector.
Dr Stewart Smith
Describes how his St Austell Practice has embraced SP and some of the early hurdles they have had to overcome.
Donald Mungal
Poses questions arising from the previous speakers and also put some delegate questions to the panel.
Nicky Haughton, Senior Manager in the Personalised Care Group at NHSE
Gives us the national view.
Alex Ollivier, Social Prescriber at Veor Practice, Camborne
Has now been working within SP for two years and describes how ‘personalised’ attention to patients’ needs is the only way to deliver.
Ian Jones, Chief Executive, Volunteer Cornwall
Puts the case for all Cornwall’s healthcare charities in the Voluntary sector to become involved and reveals areas to be addressed in making this happen.
Donald Mungal
Opens up the second set of questions from Delegates
Sophie Hosking, Strategic Director for Neighbourhoods, Cornwall Council
Tempers enthusiasm with the reality that state bureaucracy works at a slower pace than the private sector but that with we all have to move on regardless – and in the end it is what ‘the people want’ that wins.
Tracey Roose, Chief Executive Officer, AGE UK, Cornwall
Describes front- line working during the pandemic and the legacy that this will leave us when we come out.
Dr Matthew Boulter, General Practitioner, St Clare Practice, Penzance
Was the first ever GP to introduce Social Prescribing within Primary Care and speaks to us from his car in Membury Services!
Donald Mungal asks questions to the whole group and sums up the key webinar points
There are two further questions that he wants all of us to think about and respond to via info@duchyhealthcharity.org
