Celebrate Social Prescribing Day – 19 March

Social Prescribing Day, the annual celebration of the people, organisations and communities who make social prescribing happen, is again aiming to raise awareness of what social prescribing is, how it works and how it changes lives. 

Social Prescribing Day has been running since 2019 and unites thousands of local, national and international organisations, link workers, medical professionals, academics and students through events and the sharing of ideas and ways in which social prescribing has positively impacted people and communities. 

Find out more, browse events and get involved in the 19 March festivities here: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/what-is-social-prescribing/social-prescribing-day-2025/ 

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