SPACE Pilot is funded with the support of @nhscharitiestogether.co.uk, Legal & General’s Health Equity Fund, and Newcastle Hospitals Charity - and delivered in partnership with @newcastleuni.bsky.social with evaluation support by @nihrarcs.bsky.social arcs.bsky.social (ARC).
🏆 We're very proud that our collaborative SPACE Pilot project has been shortlisted in the Engaging for Health and Wellbeing category of the Newcastle University Engagement and Place Awards 2026!
www.ncl.ac.uk/who-we-are/e...
❓ How does a social prescribing ecosystem thrive?
Find out why collaboration matters by watching the video from VONNE's 'The Power of the People': a celebration of social prescribing across the North East and North Cumbria.
Watch the video
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Pv...
Fantastic to be mentioned in this round-up that demonstrates how transformative community connection is to health and recovery - and highlights the power of working relationally, and truly listening
unhurry.in/2026/04/04/t...
It's #WorldHealthDay, celebrating the multilateral cooperation that turns evidence into action.
All our projects centre on collaboration, collecting the evidence that supports positive systemic change. Our pre-operative work is just one example
www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...
Easter closure Good Friday - 3 April Easter Monday - 6 April
🐣 This is a reminder that our office will be closed over the Easter break on Good Friday, 3 April and Easter Monday, 6 April. We will be open again on Tuesday, 7 April.
We hope everyone has a lovely Easter!
A woman in a blue suit and a woman in a burgundy jacket and dress stand outside the House of Commons.
Our CEO, Sandra Mitchell-Phillips, and Dr Anna Basu had the pleasure of attending the House of Commons last week for the National Academy for Social Prescribing parliamentary reception to mark its designation as the @who.int Collaborating Centre for Social Prescribing Policy and Development.
🥳 Happy Social Prescribing Day!
Hear from Sumi, a client from our persistent physical symptoms project. She talks about the difference #SocialPrescribing made to her life.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpOP...
🚨 Don't forget to join us for Social Prescribing Day tomorrow as part of VONNE's 'the Power of People: a celebration of social prescribing across the North East and North Cumbria'!
This training is funded by the EPSRC and Northern Health Futures (NortHFutures) Hub.
Telling the story of your social prescribing impact using data One-day course for Social Prescribing Link Workers and associated staff. Register interest by 17 April Training available in person and online
Tell the story of your #SocialPrescribing impact using #data.
Join one of our free one-day workshops in the #NorthEast for Social Prescribing Link Workers or people working around social prescribing.
Register your interest by 17 April ➡️ forms.office.com/e/H7RQu5x50d
@newcastleuni.bsky.social
An older woman guides a younger woman wearing a blindfold along the Quayside.
A young woman wearing a blindfold stands at the bottom of the stairs.
A woman wearing a blindfold pours water into a glass.
Yesterday, our link workers attended a sighted guide training session delivered by Guide Dogs UK.
By strengthening our link workers' skills and confidence working with blind and partially sighted people, we’re helping ensure our work remains #inclusive and #accessible to everyone who needs it.
Pleased to add to our trophy collection - this time with the matrix Standard, a government quality mark for Information, Advice & Guidance.
Matrix head Roger Chapman said: "At the heart of high-quality advice & support are strong leadership, excellent service & a focus on continuous improvement."
“The findings of the ‘UK Poverty 2026’ report from the @jrf-uk.bsky.social are unsurprising yet shocking”, states Ways to Wellness Chief Executive Sandra Mitchell-Phillips.
Why the health innovation response must recognise the integral role of the #VCSE.
www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/de...
Hear from:
Simon Bromhead, @waystowellness.org.uk, discussing our work supporting people with persistent physical symptoms and how we are helping people get closer to work.
Anna Basu, @newcastleuni.bsky.social, discussing how SPACE Pilot supports children with complex needs and their families.
A photo of two people playing football. Text reads: Join us for Social Prescribing Day. 26 March.
🥳 Join us on 26 March for Social Prescribing Day!
VONNE is hosting 'the Power of People: a celebration of social prescribing across the North East and North Cumbria'.
📅 26 March - 10am to noon, online
Sign up 🔗 www.vonne.org.uk/civicrm/even...
Today's the day and it's shaping up to be an incredible event! Join us to hear the latest developments from our SPACE Pilot www.waystowellness.org.uk/space-pilot
We're proud to have been featured in @who.int's Unlocking funding for well-being, equity and healthy societies: primer.
Our long-term conditions project was highlighted as an innovative example of social impact bond (SIB) funding.
www.who.int/europe/publi...
⚽ We’re excited Northumberland FA is starting with the second cohort of Your Move next week. Your Move is for young people between 13 - 17 who find participating in traditional football environments more difficult due to long-term or acute health conditions.
www.northumberlandfa.com/news/2026/fe...
We're linking to Connect to Work; a next step following our support, tackling economic inactivity for public health
theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/17/health-support-needed-to-tackle-joblessness
waystowellness.org.uk/psychosocial-employment-support
gov.uk/government/publications/connect-to-work
📅 Join us at the @everychildnenc.bsky.social Network Huddle on 3 March.
Hear more about our Social Prescribing And Community rEsources for Children and Young People (SPACE) Pilot, which supports children with complex conditions using a whole-family approach.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/network-hu...
We believe that to tackle health inequalities, change needs to start within. That’s why we are proud to have achieved our bronze Better Health at Work award.
Read more about how we have embedded health and wellbeing into every part of our working lives.
www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/em...
A flyer - the top half of which is a photo of young people playing football, but only their legs are showen. The bottom half begins with a navy blue arch, followed by a red arch, below which is some bullet points about the 'Your Move' initiative that starts on 24 February in Wallsend. Logos featured include Ways to Wellness, Northumberland FA, and England Football, and there is a QR code in the bottom right hand side.
Following our successful accessible football skills programme for young people with health needs, we're thrilled @northumberlandfa.bsky.social will host 'Your Move' again from 24 Feb - a 6-week block of training for 12-17-yr-olds.
www.northumberlandfa.com/news/2026/fe...
#Inclusion #Partnership
Learn more about how SPACE (Social Prescribing And Community rEsources for Children and Young People) Pilot is supporting children with complex conditions using a whole-family approach to their care.
✅ @everychildnenc.bsky.social Network Huddle
✅ 3 March, 1pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/network-hu...
Thank you to Love Amelia for its support for our SPACE Pilot families, helping us address inequalities.
SPACE Pilot looks after children with complex health needs & their families in partnership with the Great North Children's Hospital and Newcastle University: www.waystowellness.org.uk/space-pilot
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A person adds notes and paper to a wall covered in purple velvet.
Getting stuck in with the first creative task of the day, designed to help shape the community of practice launching, as well as break the ice! #FuseCoP
Fuse Director Professor Sheena Ramsay presenting.
Dr Florence Darling presenting.
A presentation of the 20 Babies project.
Fuse Director Professor Sheena Ramsay kicked off the event, and Dr Florence Darling, Children and Young People Research Lead for the Health Determinants Research Collaboration, Gateshead, gave an example of creative research practice with the 20 Babies project.
Photo of Fuse Creative Research, Involvement and Dissemination presentation.
We’re at @fuseonline.bsky.social’s Community of Practice on Creative Research, Involvement & Dissemination today. It’s great to be part of the launch of this valuable #FuseCoP in the region, helping ensure our data contributes to real-world systemic change that improves people’s lives.
A photo of our 18 members of staff.
We're delighted to be featured in the North East Chamber of Commerce's #MemberSpotlight!💡
Read more about us and why we joined the North East’s largest business network ➡️ www.necc.co.uk/member-spotl...
This is part of The North East Combined Authority (NECA) Economic Inactivity Trailblazer, through which we've been funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to deliver client-led support for people who feel unable to work due to pain or their health.