Report attached.

Contact: Penny Bason, STP Programme Manager/ COVID Community Response Lead and Katy Warren, Social Prescribing Project Lead

Penny Bason, Head of Service Joint Partnerships, introduced the report – copy attached to the signed minutes – which  provided an update on the Social Prescribing offer and development in Shropshire. It described the programme and recent progress, as well as progress in developing the Children and Young People’s Social Prescribing Programme.

Board members all thanked the Head of Service Joint Partnerships for the presentation and to the team for the delivery of this important programme with significant outbcomes.  It was agreed that Social Prescribing was an important programme in our system and was a foundation for the work of the Board in improving and supporting people to take control of their health and wellbeing and improving their chances of preventing ill health.

RESOLVED:

That the Board note and endorse the update.