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Social prescribing is a means by which people can be referred to non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing. But sometimes clients' basic needs must be satisfied before social prescribing can be effective.

Social prescribing is a means by which people can be referred to non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing.

Residents that don't have English as a first language are not using NHS commissioned social prescribing and navigation services. Community organisations are having to bridge this gap.

Social prescribing is a means by which people can access non-clinical activities designed to support health and wellbeing.

We spoke to 154 residents from migrant communities about their experiences of social prescribing and navigation services

Local Healthwatch from Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington organised surveys, focus groups and interviews to find out what people thought of existing NHS services and to get ideas on how to make services better.

We worked with students aged 16 to 18 from City and Islington College to design a wellbeing project for young people. Then we took the students to meet commissioners and share ideas.

Here are six steps that people have told us health and social care services can take to provide a better environment while they wait.

Find materials for this meeting of the Islington Patient Group.

Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide.

Our annual report tells the story of our work over the past 12 months.

Whittington Health is planning how best to deliver services in the future. To help with this, they asked us to speak to local residents about a range of issues.