Many congratulations to our member Central Liverpool Primary Care Network who scooped an award this month

Photo credit: National association of Linked workers.

They scooped the prize for Social Prescribing Employer of the Year as part of the #LinkWorkerDay2022 Awards.

The aim of the awards is to celebrate Social Prescribing Link Workers’ impact and recognise all those who have made outstanding contributions to transforming healthcare for all through social prescribing.

National Association of Link Workers is delighted to present the#LinkWorkerDay2022 Awards to celebrate Social Prescribing Link Workers’ impact and recognise all those who have made outstanding contributions to Transforming Healthcare for All through social prescribing.

Award Categories:

Social Prescribing Employer of the Year

This award recognises a Social Prescribing Link Worker employer that has shown outstanding commitment to their Social Prescribing Link Worker and the communities in which they operate, which have helped transform healthcare for all. This employer went the extra mile to empower and champion social prescribing link workers to flourish and can evidence this through their activities and processes.

Barnardo’s
Enable
Central Liverpool Primary Care Network
Social Prescribing Link Worker of the Year Finalists

This award recognises an inspirational Social Prescribing Link Worker, representing excellence in Social Prescribing Link Worker professional practice, and has been in the post for a minimum of 1 year. This person is a transformer who has gone beyond day-to-day expectations to overcome significant challenges to achieve success in transforming Healthcare for All and can evidence the impact of their work.

Rachel Cornes- Pathways CIC
Philip Donnelly- Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
Lorna Robertson- Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
Elaine McElveen- Carr Gomm
Social Prescribing Partnership of the Year

This award recognises an outstanding collaborative social prescribing partnership. This partner may be a research partner, community partner, educational institution partner, local government, hospital partner, ICS partner etc. This partner collaborated with a social prescribing programme on a short or long-term project to promote their area’s health and reduce inequalities or gather evidence.

Together Co- Brighton and Hove Social Prescribing Plus Partnership
Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) & Keppoch Medical Practice
Taurus Healthcare
Your Voice Inverclyde Community Care Forum
Social Prescribing Workforce Initiative of the Year Finalists

This award recognises an initiative that contributed to Link Worker growth and retention to produce a stable workforce. In addition, this initiative promotes a commitment to improving organisational culture and developing a skilled workforce of Link Workers.

Black Country and West Birmingham Training Hub
Leeds GP Confederation
North East London Health & Care Partnership
Key dates:

The winner will be announced at the #LinkWorkerDay2022 Annual Conference on 19th May 2022 ExCel London from 3:45pm
Judges:

Dr. Jaweeda Idoo, GP
Sian Lockwood, NALW Board member
Christiana Melam, NALW CEO
Marie Adams, Social Prescribing Link Worker
Margaret Mulley, NALW Board member
Dr. Jane Soothill, NALW Board member