SOCIAL AND FAITHFUL PRESCRIBING SEMINAR-LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL

Lichfield Cathedral is putting on an afternoon seminar, as part of our role as a Healthy Healing Hub on Social and Faithful Prescribing on 25th March from 1400-1700, exploring the impact local churches offer through the healing presence of their communities, worship and social impact. Experts in Social Prescribing knowledge of the Christian church context will demonstrate the importance of Social Prescribing within the framework of the local church. They will answer questions such as What is social prescribing? How might the church engage? In what ways can social prescribing support your church's mission to be a hub for healing for the whole community? In this workshop, in collaboration with the Guild of Health and St Raphael, we welcome experts in the field to help you explore social prescribing. By the end of this session you will have: an understanding of what social prescribing is and how it can be accessed; an understanding of the health context in which social prescribing is provided; explored what this could mean for your church and community; considered how church communities might work with Social Prescribing Link Workers; shared some examples of how churches can engage with social prescribers. This workshop would be ideal for church leaders, community and pastoral leaders or medical professionals who want to engage with the church. Workshop leaders Dr David Smart – Retired GP, Clinical Director of General Practice Alliance Federation which is an organisation supporting GP practices in Northampton, leading on mental health and prevention, this includes the social prescribing services. He chairs the local Health and well-being forum for Northampton championing community resilience especially post COVID syndemic. He was a member of NHSE expert reference group developing “A Framework for Community Mental Health Support, Care and treatment for Adults and Older Adults”. He has held previous roles in mental health education and commissioning and engagement with Royal College of General Practice mental health programmes. He is part of the advisory group for the Prevention Concordat for Public Health England. He chairs the Northants Action for Happiness Hub steering group, which is trying to promote a social movement using Ten Keys to Happier Living Sue Griffiths – Associate Lecturer at the University of Northampton and retired occupational therapist