It’s hard to believe just how far we’ve come; after decades of work to show how social prescribing can change lives, the College of Medicine is celebrating its second #socialprescribingday knowing that it’s now national policy in England, something we would have struggled to believe when we first started banging the drum for integrated medicine.
Here, we share videos from people who know the power of social prescribing and integrated medicince, beginning with Social Prescribing Network co-Chairs Dr Michael Dixon and Marie Polley.
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'#socialprescribing is common sense…' @craiglistertcv on how our better use of our green spaces can have a hugely positive impact on communities @TCVtweets #SocialPrescribingDay #socialprescribingday2020 #getoutdoors #greenspaces pic.twitter.com/kwT0jLD0yN
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Dr Toh Wong GP in Devon @CollegeofMed and co organiser @Integrative_HC whose workload has decreased owing to #socialprescribing over the past 2 years. #socialprescribingday2020 @SocialPrescrib2 pic.twitter.com/N4FV1JfKU6
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GP and co-organiser of @Integrative_HC Dr Naveed Akhtar on the impact of social prescribing on his patients #socialprescribingday2020 #socialprescribing @SocialPrescrib2 pic.twitter.com/liAzHmH7ta
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Great to hear from @CollegeofMed Treasurer, Michael Dooley on Social Prescribing Day #socialprescribingday2020 #socialprescribing @SocialPrescrib2 pic.twitter.com/E4iiRXq5fg
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Brilliant way to take responsibility for your own health with the use of social prescribing. Thanks to Janet Thomson @placebodiet #socialprescribingday2020 #socialprescribing @SocialPrescrib2 pic.twitter.com/zpO4jdOJ43
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Dr Anton Borg, semi-retired GP @CollegeofMed thinks vulnerable people may be helped during coronavirus outbreak by social prescribing supporting those in isolation. #CoronavirusPandemic #socialprescribing @SocialPrescrib2 #loneliness pic.twitter.com/Bv0Rh5FKgt
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Dr Catherine Zollman @catzollman GP and Medical Director @PennyBrohnUK thinks #socialprescribing is a wonderful way to build patients’ resilience by improving health by exercising @parkrunUK, arts and education. Live better for longer! #SocialPrescribingDay2020 pic.twitter.com/q2o3Di1PyF
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Great to hear that Sandy Purewal @BeSuperfied likes gardening! #socialprescribing is fantastic as it’s puts people not pills at the heart of well-being. Happy Social Prescribing Day everyone! #SocialPrescribingDay2020 @SocialPrescrib2 pic.twitter.com/mO1zKqnaJF
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Social prescribing is important as social prescribing movement allows people to choose different opportunities to improve health and wellness says Tracey Smith @AoR_Reflexology #reflexology #SocialPrescribingDay2020 #socialprescribing @SocialPrescrib2 pic.twitter.com/wD6OgPYqfC
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Complementary medicines can help to empower patients via #socialprescribing says Karen Young at Federation of Holistic Therapists. @FHT_Org #socialprescribingday2020 @SocialPrescrib2 #stressrelief pic.twitter.com/FUxouISTB7
— College of Medicine (@CollegeofMed) March 12, 2020