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Improving Connections for People in Pembrokeshire

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As an experienced Social Prescriber, you are an authority in your practice and I am hoping that you will consider taking part. I am particularly keen to have you as there is a suggestion from the data that practice may vary dependent on geographical location, and I am very keen to have strong representation from Wales. https://glos.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/delphi-expression-of-interest

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As an experienced Social Prescriber, you are an authority in your practice and I am hoping that you will consider taking part. I am particularly keen to have you as there is a suggestion from the data that practice may vary dependent on geographical location, and I am very keen to have strong representation from Wales. https://glos.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/delphi-expression-of-interest

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National Framework for Social Prescribing

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National Framework for Social Prescribing

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National framework for social prescribing

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A description of social prescribing in Wales and a plan of how to provide it throughout the country.

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Launch of Social Prescribing Framework 7th December 2023 10am - 1pm 

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digwyddiad presgripsiynu cymdeithasol | social prescribing event

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digwyddiad presgripsiynu cymdeithasol | social prescribing event tickets

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Digwyddiad presgripsiynu cymdeithasol | Social Prescribing Event

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Eventbrite - Digwyddiad presgripsiynu cymdeithasol | Social Prescribing Event - Thursday, 7 December 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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WAHWN December Network Meeting with creative wellbeing activities from the 64MArtist Creativity Champions 

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WAHWN December Network Meeting with creative wellbeing activities from the 64MArtist Creativity Champions 

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Join us for a creative, hands-on celebratory network meeting to connect and reflect on the year that’s gone by!

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Local Places for Nature is back #BacktoNatureApply for a FREE garden pack today!

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Local Places for Nature is back #BacktoNatureApply for a FREE garden pack today!

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Transform an unloved area into a garden that will benefit both nature and your community.
Each free package includes native plants, tools and materials to make your garden beautiful. Keep Wales Tidy will handle all of the ordering and deliveries, and our project officers will turn up to provide support on the ground to help
you create your new nature space. Our packages this year fall into three categories:
Starter packages
Development packages
Community orchard.

Visit our website if you would like to know more about the project.
www.keepwalestidy.cyrmu

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Creative Connections #2 15 June 2023 Please register to attend

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Creative Connections #2 15 June 2023 Please register to attend

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10-00.10.10 – Welcome + housekeeping + opening poll (Tracy)

10.10-10.15 – Connect Wales - Gwyneth

10.15-10.20 – Introduce artists + workshops (Tracy + artists)

10.20-10.55 – Workshop 1

10.55-11.00 – Comfort Break

11.00-11.10 – Mr Phormula – short performance

11.10-11.45 – Workshop 2

11.45-11.55 – Diane – PAVO Befriending service- 'a creative way to recruit volunteers' +  Feedback (via chat) + end poll +

12:00              Next steps + Close

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An online event for social prescribers from across Wales to try some new creative experiences to boost your own wellbeing, as well as learning about the benefits of the arts for your clients' benefit.

Organised in partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board Arts & Health team and Connect Wales.

You can choose to take part in 2 workshops. We will email you before the event to make your choices.

C﻿hoose from:

Beatbox workshop with Mr Phormula

Join Mr Phormula for a fun packed beatbox session exploring everything from vocal sounds and rhythms to technology driven beats! All you need is a mouth and an open mind!

Ed Holden (Mr Phormula) is a pioneering beat-boxer, live looping artist and education facilitator. With a career as diverse as the Welsh landscape within which he is rooted Mr Phormula's inspired performances and vocal compositions have gained him international recognition as a leading beatboxer, rapper and producer. You might have heard of his work with the Welsh Language Board, the Urdd or the Academi. Ed's enthusiasm for his work is infectious, inspiring students of all ages and abilities to be experimental, outspoken and creative.

Creative Mindfulness with Pip Lewis

Engaging in drawing can help slow down and relax.

The session will involve a series of short drawing exercises as a tool for being mindful, create a sense of wellbeing and improve confidence.
Pip Lewis is a practising visual artist, and facilitator with a wealth of workshop experience working with all abilities from beginners to established artists, sharing skills and techniques in an informal atmosphere, which bring out the best creative ideas.
Pause for Poetry with Uschi Turoczy

This Pause for Poetry session will offer participants a chance to unwind and gently explore creative writing through poetry. Using poetry to inspire us, guided writing exercises will be used to help us reflect on and connect with moments of pause, restoration or joy in our own lives.

This is a practical workshop that requires no experience at all. Please just bring yourselves and a pen and paper.
Uschi Turoczy is a creative writing facilitator with an MA in creative writing and a background in education. Her work focuses on using writing to explore and promote positive mental health. Over the last 7 years Uschi has worked in community and healthcare settings, using writing as a creative tool to help people express and explore their thoughts and feelings while developing self-confidence.
Cofio' r Corff/ Re-membering the body with Cai Tomos

We all have a movement language that is uniquely ours. Just like speaking, we move in our own way. We will spend time connecting to our body, our imagination, through the simple joy of moving. In the session we will focus briefly working with these 5 principles: MOVEMENT, BREATH, IMAGINATION, CONNECTION, and EXPRESSION.

Cai Tomos is Independent Dance artist, Art Psychotherapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. He has worked both nationally and internationally as a dancer and choreographer. He lives in Rural Mid Wales. His practice spans from dancing and making, to facilitating arts and health work with adults both in hospitals and in theatre settings. He runs an Elders Performance Company in Wales and offers workshops in the UK and abroad. He works as an artist in Chelsea and Westminster hospital and for Entelechy arts as an independent artist.

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An online event for social prescribers from across Wales to try some new creative experiences to boost your own wellbeing, as well as learning about the benefits of the arts for your clients' benefit. Organised in partnership with Hywel Dda University Health Board Arts & Health team and Connect Wales.

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Hold the date - further information to follow.....Launch of the National Framework for Social Prescribing - 7 December online event

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Hold the date - further information to follow.....Launch of the National Framework for Social Prescribing - 7 December online event

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Online Future Focus Event – 20 th/21 st June

You are invited to attend an online event with the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. We’ll be asking… What should be our priorities going forward? How do our public services need to change, to better enable and empower local changemakers? And how can the FutureGen team support this to happen?

Tuesday 20 th June 1:30-3:30pm - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ffocws-ein-dyfodol-our-future-focus-tickets-633921545407

Wednesday June 21 st 1:30-3:30pm - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ffocws-ein-dyfodol-our-future-focus-tickets-633925848277

Alternatively, there is also a survey that people can use to provide their views for the Future Focus project by clicking on the link here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/OurFutureFocus/

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A substantial amount of funding has been identified for unique innovative programmes in social care, and earlier this week the West Wales Regional Innovation Coordination (RIC) Hub and the SBRI Centre of Excellence held an exciting session with colleagues to start to identify the challenges faced across our social care services in the West Wales region.  Whilst a number of excellent innovative ideas were suggested during the session, everyone agreed there should be a contribution from the wider social care and voluntary sectors in West Wales, and with this in mind we would value your input!

Please tell us your unique challenges so that we can identify high value, impactful initiatives that could transform our services for the better through innovation.  In particular we would like to know the top 3 challenges that you think the system or service is struggling with.  No challenge will be too big or too small!

So that we can collate all responses, we would be extremely grateful if you could complete our quick the questionnaire which can be accessed via the link below no later than 12 th May 2023 so that all responses can be considered collectively.

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Public Health Wales published paper on Understanding Social Prescribing synergies key to improving health and wellbeing for all (published 5 Sep 2022)

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Public Health Wales published paper on Understanding Social Prescribing synergies key to improving health and wellbeing for all (published 5 Sep 2022)

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https://phw.nhs.wales/news/understanding-social-prescribing-synergies-key-to-improving-health-and-wellbeing-for-all/

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Understanding Social Prescribing synergies key to improving health and wellbeing for all

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All Wales School for Social Prescribing Research - INVITATION TO THE WSSPR SOCIAL PRESCRIBING EVALUATION FORUM – 22nd SEPTEMBER 2022SESSION 7 – CONSULTATION RESPONSE Developing a national framework for social prescribing | GOV.WALES 

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All Wales School for Social Prescribing Research - INVITATION TO THE WSSPR SOCIAL PRESCRIBING EVALUATION FORUM – 22nd SEPTEMBER 2022SESSION 7 – CONSULTATION RESPONSE Developing a national framework for social prescribing | GOV.WALES 

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At the Wales School for Social Prescribing Research we host three social prescribing evaluation forums per year. This event is the seventh in the series (Year 3, Session 1) and the focus for the session is a consultation response to Developing a national framework for social prescribing | GOV.WALES.

We host our forums on Microsoft Teams and joining instructions are sent to attendees prior to each event.

Dates for the 2022/2023 forum (Year 3) programme are:

22nd SEPTEMBER 2022

NOVEMBER 2022 (TBC)

15th MARCH 2023

PROGRAMME – 22 ND SEPTEMBER 2022

The Consultation on Developing a national framework for social prescribing | GOV.WALES was released on 28th July.  Welsh Government want to:

develop a common understanding of the language used to describe social prescribing

agree a model of social prescribing for Wales

understand what is already happening across Wales, what is working well and what isn’t

identify what action can be taken on a once for Wales basis

help embed social prescribing services in areas where they either don’t exist or need to be developed further

find out which technological solutions we need to develop

Consequently, WSSPR (Wales School for Social Prescribing Research) are coordinating a response and would like to hear and include your views.  Our response although attempting to answer all the consultation questions will be informed by our mission statement ‘To improve the health and wellbeing of society through excellent social prescribing research and evaluation’.

Therefore, if you have something to say about social prescribing and the proposed national framework please join us on September 22 nd at 9.30am

To book a space at the session being held on 22 September 2022 please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wsspr-forum-session-7fforwm-wsspr-sesiwn-7-tickets-124262397175

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A short and inspiring introduction to the arts and creative prescribing video - commissioned by Hywel Dda UHB for HEIW Vitals platform aimed at healthcare workforce, created by WAHWN  

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A short and inspiring introduction to the arts and creative prescribing video - commissioned by Hywel Dda UHB for HEIW Vitals platform aimed at healthcare workforce, created by WAHWN  

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There is a growing body of evidence showing that the arts, including visual arts, movement, music and more, can help treat ill health, improve wellness, and help people manage illnesses.

People deserve to live happy, joyful lives and the arts are a growing enabler of this. Using the arts not only improves the lives of patients but also the wellbeing of healthcare staff, community wellbeing and can enhance healthcare environments.

For example, musicians have been working with people suffering from Long Covid, showing how singing can improve lung function, as well as reduce anxiety and fatigue.

Working in partnership with Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), a film to introduce the benefits of the arts in health has been commissioned by Hywel Dda University Health Board Arts and Health team. This forms part of their Creative Prescribing Discovery Programme and is funded by Arts Council Wales.
Produced by the Wales Arts, Health and Wellbeing Network (WAHWN). Funded by the Arts Council of Wales
The film aims to embed awareness and knowledge of the benefits of arts on health and wellbeing for communities, patients, and staff across the health boards.

Dr Chris Price, Head of the Revalidation Support Unit at HEIW said, "The arts support people to express themselves, communicate, build self-confidence, and regulate their emotions by connecting with other people. Within healthcare, art can improve the quality of patient's experiences. HEIW are delighted to be supporting this innovative area of healthcare as we continue to educate the NHS workforce on the benefits of art in healthcare."

People participating in arts for dementia said, "It's nice to have an open policy where you can go an enjoy and talk and get somebody to help you out when you have a problem."

Assistant director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, Nesta Lloyd-Jones, said: "Wales is leading the way in embedding the arts across the health service, with a growing understanding of the impact the arts can have in improving health outcomes, countering inequalities and increasing social engagement.

To find out more visit
Wales Arts, Health and Wellbeing website.

Sign up to the Wales Arts, Health and Wellbeing Network.

Try out creative activities for yourself.

Further reading:
Image credit: Rubicon Dance Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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There is a growing body of evidence showing that the arts, including visual arts, movement, music and more, can help treat ill health, improve wellness, and help people manage illnesses. People deserve to live happy, joyful lives and the arts are a growing enabler of this.

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Since 2017, we have published over 70 academic papers linking arts and culture engagement to people's health and wellbeing at a population level. Today, we are pleased to be releasing a new summary report from this work , revealing new insights into how peoples' arts activity is linked to longevity and health outcomes across different life stages, including:

more positive health and social behaviours in children and young people

better mental health in adulthood

lower risks of depression and dementia in later life

lower levels of chronic pain and frailty, and even a longer life.

Our findings have come from the team's analysis of data from cohort studies, which track the activities and health of large numbers of people throughout their lives. The techniques we have used have also enabled us to show that this positive relationship holds even when factors such as demographics, socio-economic position, and other health conditions are taken into account.
Why is this important?
Our findings may help policymakers, health professionals, and arts practitioners understand more about the long-term impact of the arts. This presents an opportunity to reimagine the role of the arts in supporting the prevention of poor health, as well as helping to treat and manage illness.

Our Group's head, Dr Daisy Fancourt, says: "What we've found is that the arts have a unique and important role to play throughout our lives, helping us to stay well and live longer. But we also know that access to cultural experiences is unequal and not everyone is benefiting as they should. We therefore urge policymakers, funders, health and cultural organisations to consider how they are supporting more equitable, high quality arts engagement for everyone as a pillar of public health."

Our full report, and four short policy briefings, can be found here:

Contact for more information: sbbresearch@ucl.ac.uk

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New report by UCL researchers links participating in arts and culture to longer, healthier lives

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Since 2017, we have published over 70 academic papers linking arts and culture engagement to people's health and wellbeing at a population level.

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Creative Connections #2 Cysylltiadau Creadigol #2

June 15 Mehefin 2023

10:00-12:30 (Zoom)

A morning of creativity for Social Prescribers and Community Connectors in Wales.

Dip your toe into something new and experience how the arts and creativity can support your own wellbeing - feel more relaxed and grounded, or inspired and uplifted.

Bore o greadigrwydd i Ragnodwyr Cymdeithasol a Chysylltwyr Cymunedol yng Nghymru.

Rhowch gynnig ar rywbeth newydd a phrofi sut mae’r celfyddydau a chreadigrwydd yn gallu cefnogi eich llesiant eich hun - i ymlacio a theimlo wedi’ch daearu, neu gael eich ysbrydoli a’ch dyrchafu.

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WAHWN North East Wales Market Place at Ty Pawb, Wrexham Wednesday 26th April  - an opportunity for professionals working in arts, community, health and social care to connect and network, as well as finding out about forthcoming local events, projects and opportunities. Free Eventbrite booking link 

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WAHWN North East Wales Market Place at Ty Pawb, Wrexham Wednesday 26th April  - an opportunity for professionals working in arts, community, health and social care to connect and network, as well as finding out about forthcoming local events, projects and opportunities. Free Eventbrite booking link 

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Arts & Health Marketplace in North East Wales

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The benefit of arts in healthcare | Manteision celf mewn gofal iechyd

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Emily van de Venter - presentation slides

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Emily van de Venter - presentation slides

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Who would like to take part in a CareFerence? Comments below:

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Organise a Market Place in your area? Contact info@wahwn.cymru

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Organise a Market Place in your area? Contact info@wahwn.cymru

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Rhestr Gyswllt

Drwy ei Raglen Adeiladu Gallu, mae Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru yn cydariannu swyddi Cydlynwyr Celfyddydau ac Iechyd ym mhob Bwrdd Iechyd. Mae'r Cydlynwyr yn nodi blaenoriaethau iechyd presennol ac yn edrych ar sut y gall arloesiadau creadigol helpu i gynnig datrysiadau i gefnogi gwell canlyniadau iechyd a llesiant i gleifion a staff. Maen nhw'n helpu i feithrin cysylltiadau cryfach rhwng sector y celfyddydau a'r GIG yng Nghymru.

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Drwy ei Raglen Adeiladu Gallu, mae Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru yn cydariannu swyddi Cydlynwyr Celfyddydau ac Iechyd ym mhob Bwrdd Iechyd. Mae'r Cydlynwyr yn nodi blaenoriaethau iechyd presennol ac yn edrych ar sut y gall arloesiadau creadigol helpu i gynnig datrysiadau i gefnogi gwell canlyniadau iechyd a llesiant i gleifion a staff.

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Arts in Health Coordinators across Wales

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Arts in Health Coordinators across Wales

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Contact List

Through its Capacity Building Programme, the Arts Council of Wales co-funds Arts & Health Coordinator posts in each Health Board. The Coordinators identify current health priorities and explore how creative interventions can help offer solutions to support better health and wellbeing outcomes for patients and staff. They help grow stronger connections between the arts sector and the NHS in Wales.

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Through its Capacity Building Programme, the Arts Council of Wales co-funds Arts & Health Coordinator posts in each Health Board. The Coordinators identify current health priorities and explore how creative interventions can help offer solutions to support better health and wellbeing outcomes for patients and staff.

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Evaluation report on impact of health board arts and health coordinators

Following a grant received from the Arts Council of Wales ('ACW'), the Welsh NHS Confederation commissioned UK Research & Consultancy Services Ltd in June 2021 to carry out an evaluation of the impact of the Arts and Health Coordinator ('AHC') roles within Health Boards ('HBs') across Wales. The purpose of the evaluation was to understand more about the impact these roles are having on patients, staff, and the wider system.

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News | Wales Arts Health & Well-being Network

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Following a grant received from the Arts Council of Wales ('ACW'), the Welsh NHS Confederation commissioned UK Research & Consultancy Services Ltd in June 2021 to carry out an evaluation of the impact of the Arts and Health Coordinator ('AHC') roles within Health Boards ('HBs') across Wales.

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Nesta Lloyd- Jones, Assistant Director Wales NHS Confederation

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Nesta Lloyd- Jones, Assistant Director Wales NHS Confederation

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The Welsh NHS Confederation and the Arts Council of Wales have renewed their commitment to raising awareness of the benefits that the arts can have on people's health and wellbeing and to embed arts and health initiatives across the NHS in Wales.

The two organisations have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which puts the arts at the heart of service transformation.

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The Welsh NHS Confederation and the Arts Council of Wales have renewed their commitment to raising awareness of the benefits that the arts can have on people's health and wellbeing and to embed arts and health initiatives across the NHS in Wales.

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Transceltic - Home of the Celtic nations

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St Dwynwen's Day (Welsh: Dydd Santes Dwynwen) falls on 25th January every year. People all over Wales celebrate St Dwynwen's Day, the Welsh patron saint of lovers. St Dwynwen is the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine. Dwynwen - whose names translates to "she who leads a blessed life" - still enjoys great popularity throughout Wales, particularly in her home of Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn). Whilst the date is not widely known outside of Wales it has become increasingly popular in recent times. In Wales special events commemorating St Dwynwen's day are held. Dydd santes dwynwen hapus (Happy St Dwynwen's Day) to everyone celebrating on this special date.

It was said Dwynwen was the prettiest of Welsh King Brychan Brycheiniog's twenty-four daughters. Her father had arranged for her to marry, but she fell in love with another man; a prince named Maelon Dafodrill. Dwynwen knew she had to follow her father's wishes and though it broke her heart prayed to God and asked for help to forget Maelon. She was visited by an angel as she slept who gave her a potion to erase her memory of feelings for Maelon and turn him into a block of ice.

God granted Dwynwen three wishes. Her first wish was that her beloved Maelon should be thawed, the second was that God should meet the needs of all lovers and her third wish was that she should never marry. In gratitude Dwynwen devoted her life to God and on the island of Lladdwyn (the name can be translated into English as "The church of St. Dwynwen"), off the coast of Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn) she set up a convent. To this day the remains of the church can still be seen on the island, along with Dwynwen's Well. In this well is said to live a sacred fish who can predict whether couples will have a successful relationship. When visiting and looking into the well if the fish is seen swimming around and lively then it is a sign of a faithful and devoted husband.

This ancient legend has ensured that the well has become a place of pilgrimage for young Welsh lovers ever since the death of Dwynwen in 465 AD. Fittingly, in this month of January the Welsh Books Council has also chosen the Welsh language Cariad Pur? (Pure love?) as its Book of the Month. The collection of short stories are based around the theme of love. A number of authors have contributed to the book including Llio Mai Hughes and Marlyn Samuel from Anglesey; Bethan Gwanas from Dolgellau; Guto Dafydd from Pwllheli and John Gruffydd Jones from Abergele. It is published by Caernarfon based publishers, Gwasg y Bwthyn,Lôn Ddewi,Caernarfon,Gwynedd, Wales LL55 1ER; Tel: 01286 672018; E-mail: gwasgybwthyn@btconnect.com.

Welsh Books Council www.cllc.org.uk.

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Dydd santes dwynwen hapus - Happy St Dwynwen's Day

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St Dwynwen's Day (Welsh: Dydd Santes Dwynwen) falls on 25th January every year. People all over Wales celebrate St Dwynwen's Day, the Welsh patron saint of lovers. St Dwynwen is the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine. Dwynwen - whose names translates to "she who leads a blessed life" - still enjoys great popularity throughout Wales, particularly in her home of Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn).

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We represent the seven local health boards; three NHS trusts; Health Education and Improvement Wales; and Digital Health and Care Wales. We are part of the NHS Confederation and host NHS Wales Employers.

We support our members by acting as a driving force for positive change through strong representation, facilitating system leadership and our proactive policy, influencing, communications, events and engagement work.

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We represent the seven local health boards; three NHS trusts; Health Education and Improvement Wales; and Digital Health and Care Wales. We are part of the NHS Confederation and host NHS Wales Employers. We support our members by acting as a driving force for positive change through strong representation, facilitating system leadership and our proactive policy, influencing, communications, events and engagement work.

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Thanks to support from the Welsh Government, Carers Trust Wales will be launching a new funding programme which will support unpaid carers living in Wales to get a short break from caring.

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Nid yw'r enw mor bwysig â'r gwasanaeth sy'n cael ei ddarparu.

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Nid yw'r enw mor bwysig â'r gwasanaeth sy'n cael ei ddarparu.

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what's in a name? wsspr annual conference

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What's In A Name? WSSPR Annual Conference

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Eventbrite - Wales School for Social Prescribing Research presents What's In A Name? WSSPR Annual Conference - Thursday, 2 March 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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The name is not as important as the service that is delivered

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The name is not as important as the service that is delivered

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What's In A Name? WSSPR Annual Conference

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Eventbrite - Wales School for Social Prescribing Research presents What's In A Name? WSSPR Annual Conference - Thursday, 2 March 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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Hello, we would like to invite you to take part in a study to identify and agree a core minimum dataset for Social Prescribing. This work is seeking involvement from across All Wales and is part of developing a Social Prescribing Evaluation Framework, supported by the Regional Partnership Board in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

As you may be aware, there is currently no core minimum dataset for social prescribing evaluation. This causes a problem for commissioners and providers when attempting to evaluate the varying social prescribing services. This research aims to gather data items from local service providers and commissioners associated with social prescribing and agree which items should be included within a core minimum dataset. Identifying and agreeing a core minimum dataset will allow local social prescribing providers to measure and demonstrate how their services function and deliver outcomes for those who use them. It will also support commissioners in their decision making when seeking to allocate scarce resources.

We are aiming to recruit approximately 20 participants from organisations, providers, and commissioners of social prescribing, across All Wales.

We are asking you to take part in up to three online exercises that will help us generate a list of social prescribing associated terms and definitions.

1. Brainstorming. In this task you will generate statements in response to one single sentence. For example, “When developing a core minimum data set for our evaluation framework, I think the data that needs to be included is………………..”.

2. Sorting. This involves individually sorting all of the collated study statements into preferred piles.

3. Rating. This involves rating each study statement against two scales (Importance and how easy each item is to collect).

You are under no obligation to complete all tasks. Each task will be conducted online and should take between 20 and 40 minutes.

To find out more information please view the attached Participant Information Sheet.

To take part please click on the link below which will take you to the consent from.

https://forms.office.com/r/zpyZqFNquy

Once the consent form has been completed, we will email you a unique password and instructions for the first task.  For ease, tasks are best accessed from a computer or tablet.

If you require further information please contact either myself, Prof. Carolyn Wallace carolyn.wallace@southwales.ac.uk  or Prof. Mark Llewellyn mark.llewellyn@southwales.ac.uk

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Helo, hoffem eich gwahodd i gymryd rhan mewn astudiaeth i nodi a chytuno ar set ddata isafswm craidd ar gyfer Rhagnodi Cymdeithasol. Mae'r gwaith yn chwilio am gysylltiad o bob rhan o Gymru ac yn rhan o ddatblygu Fframwaith Gwerthuso Rhagnodi Cymdeithasol, a gefnogir gan Fwrdd Partneriaeth Ranbarthol Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg.

Fel y gwyddoch efallai, nid oes set ddata ofynnol graidd ar gyfer gwerthuso rhagnodi cymdeithasol ar hyn o bryd. Mae hyn yn achosi problem i gomisiynwyr a darparwyr wrth geisio gwerthuso'r gwahanol wasanaethau rhagnodi cymdeithasol. Mae hyn yn achosi problem i gomisiynwyr a darparwyr wrth geisio gwerthuso'r gwahanol wasanaethau rhagnodi cymdeithasol. Nod yr ymchwil hon yw casglu eitemau data gan ddarparwyr a chomisiynwyr gwasanaethau lleol sy'n gysylltiedig â rhagnodi cymdeithasol a chytuno pa eitemau y dylid eu cynnwys mewn set ddata ofynnol graidd. Bydd nodi a chytuno ar set ddata ofynnol graidd yn caniatáu i ddarparwyr rhagnodi cymdeithasol lleol fesur a dangos sut mae eu gwasanaethau'n gweithredu ac yn cyflawni canlyniadau i'r rhai sy'n eu defnyddio. Bydd hefyd yn cefnogi comisiynwyr wrth iddynt wneud penderfyniadau wrth geisio dyrannu adnoddau prin.

Ein nod yw recriwtio tua 20 o gyfranogwyr o sefydliadau, darparwyr a chomisiynwyr rhagnodi cymdeithasol, ar draws Cymru.

Rydym yn gofyn i chi gymryd rhan mewn hyd at dri ymarfer ar-lein a fydd yn ein helpu i gynhyrchu rhestr o dermau a diffiniadau sy'n gysylltiedig â rhagnodi cymdeithasol.

1. Taflu syniadau. Yn y dasg hon byddwch yn cynhyrchu datganiadau mewn ymateb i un frawddeg unigol. Er enghraifft, "Wrth ddatblygu set ddata ofynnol graidd ar gyfer ein fframwaith gwerthuso, rwy'n credu mai'r data y mae angen ei gynnwys yw.................

2. Didoli. Mae hyn yn golygu didoli'r holl ddatganiadau a gasglwyd yn unigol i'r pentyrrau a ffefrir.

3. Sgôr. Mae hyn yn golygu graddio pob datganiad yn erbyn dwy raddfa (Pwysigrwydd a pha mor hawdd yw pob eitem i'w chasglu).

Nid oes rheidrwydd arnoch i gwblhau'r holl dasgau. Bydd pob tasg yn cael ei chynnal ar-lein a dylai gymryd rhwng 20 a 40 munud.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth, edrychwch ar y Daflen Gwybodaeth am Gyfranogwyr amgaeedig.

I gymryd rhan, cliciwch ar y ddolen isod a fydd yn mynd â chi i'r ffurflen caniatâd.

https://forms.office.com/r/zpyZqFNquy

Unwaith y bydd y ffurflen ganiatâd wedi'i chwblhau, byddwn yn anfon cyfrinair a chyfarwyddiadau unigryw atoch ar gyfer y dasg gyntaf.  Er hwylustod, mae'n well cwbwlhau’r tasgau ar gyfrifiadur neu dabled.

Os oes angen rhagor o wybodaeth arnoch, cysylltwch â mi Prof. Carolyn Wallace carolyn.wallace@southwales.ac.uk  or Prof. Mark Llewellyn mark.llewellyn@southwales.ac.uk

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Check out 19 October event, using digital tools to save money

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Check out 19 October event, using digital tools to save money

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Upcoming webinar on the 19th October, relating to conference topic in terms of using digital tools to save money on the Internet – Welsh language available on our website: https://www.digitalcommunities.gov.wales/webinar-programme/

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Please find below details of the online sessions delivered in Welsh and English that we've got coming up, along with the links to register your place.

We've tried to make the sign up process as simple as possible but if you are having any problems registering, please contact DCWtraining@cwmpas.coop

April
Understanding and protecting yourself from misinformation online with NewsGuard - 19th April | 10:00 - 11:30
What are the risks and how can we tackle them?

Digital Communities Wales welcomes NewsGuard to co-host a free digital skills session about misinformation and finding reliable information online. Bring along your members, clients, and community members to hear from NewsGuard's experts about how misinformation spreads online, and what you can do to protect yourself and others from online threats. Attendees will all receive free access to NewsGuard's browser extension, thanks to funding from UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

NewsGuard was created by a team of journalists who assess the credibility and transparency of news and information websites, and is used by the DCMS and Ofcom.

This webinar will be available in English with a Welsh interpreter. Please select on our registration form if you would like to access the webinar using a Welsh interpreter.
Data Poverty and the Benefits of Managing Money Online - 27th April | 10:00 - 11:30
This session will be delivered in English with a Welsh Interpreter.

This session is being delivered by Digital Communities Wales, in collaboration with the Money Guiders Wales Network.

This session is all about helping people manage their money online, including some of the main barriers that people face in accessing and affording online services. During the past 18 months we have seen a huge increase in people being online, through working from home, accessing essential public services and keeping in touch with our families and communities - but not everyone has found it easy.
About this event
This online session will:

Explore data poverty, what it is and how to overcome it

Help you understand the link between digital exclusion and financial exclusion

Provide ways to help people access support and services online in a safe and secure way

Share some online tools and resources that you can use with your clients to help them manage their money

We have expert speakers from Digital Communities Wales to help with any questions about the online world, and Money Guiders colleagues from MaPS to help host the discussion and signpost to more learning opportunities. There's be space to network and connect with others across Wales.

We are limited to a maximum of 100 guests, so please book at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

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Please find below details of the online sessions delivered in Welsh and English that we've got coming up, along with the links to register your place.

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Please see invite below for the launch of the National Framework for Social Prescribing in Wales. Please consider sharing this invitation with your networks, apologies for any cross-posting.

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Digwyddiad Lansio: Fframwaith Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Presgripsiwn Cymdeithasol (NFfSP) yng Nghymru

Yn dilyn ymrwymiad Rhaglen Lywodraethu Llywodraeth Cymru i ddatblygu Fframwaith Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Presgripsiwn Cymdeithasol yng Nghymru, mae’n bleser gennym eich gwahodd i ddigwyddiad lansio ar-lein.

Cynhelir y digwyddiad rhithiol a drefnwyd ar y cyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru, Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Ysgol Ymchwil Presgripsiwn Cymdeithasol Cymru, Prifysgol De Cymru, Addysg a Gwella Iechyd Cymru, y Rhaglen Strategol ar gyfer Gofal Sylfaenol, a Chyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru ddydd Iau 7ed Rhagfyr 2023, 10:00 - 13:00.

Bydd y digwyddiad hwn yn:

·        Cyflwyno’r Fframwaith Cenedlaethol newydd ar gyfer Presgripsiwn Cymdeithasol yng Nghymru

·        Rhannu datblygiadau ym maes presgripsiwn cymdeithasol fel rhan o’r Fframwaith Cenedlaethol gan gynnwys, Geirfa Termau ar gyfer Presgripsiwn Cymdeithasol a Fframwaith Cymhwysedd ar gyfer Ymarferwyr Presgripsiwn Cymdeithasol yng Nghymru

·        Gosod y camau nesaf ar gyfer y Fframwaith Cenedlaethol

·        Rhannu profiadau o bresgripsiwn cymdeithasol ledled Cymru

·        Clywed sut mae presgripsiwn cymdeithasol wedi cael ei weithredu yn fyd-eang a gwrando ar farn panel rhyngwladol o arbenigwyr ar y Fframwaith Cenedlaethol.

Clicwch ar y ddolen isod i gofrestru – dylai hyn gymryd llai na 30 eiliad!

Dolen gofrestru -  Digwyddiad presgripsiynu cymdeithasol | Social Prescribing Event Tickets, Thu 7 Dec 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Rhannwch y gwahoddiad hwn ag unrhyw gydweithwyr y teimlwch y gallai fod ganddynt ddiddordeb mewn mynychu'r digwyddiad hwn.

Launch Event: National Framework for Social Prescribing (NFfSP) in Wales

Following the Welsh Government’s Programme for Government commitment to develop a National Framework for Social Prescribing in Wales, we are delighted to invite you to an online launch event.

The virtual event hosted collaboratively by Welsh Government, Public Health Wales, Wales School for Social Prescribing Research, University of South Wales, Health Education and Improvement Wales, Strategic Programme for Primary Care, and Wales Council for Voluntary Action, will be held on Thursday 7th December 2023, 10:00 – 13:00.

This event will:

·        Introduce the new National Framework for Social Prescribing in Wales

·        Share social prescribing developments as part of the National Framework including, a Glossary of Terms for Social Prescribing and a Competence Framework for Social Prescribing Practitioners in Wales

·        Set out the next steps for the National Framework

·        Share experiences of social prescribing across Wales

·        Hear how social prescribing has been implemented globally and listen to the reflections of an international panel of experts on the National Framework.

Please click the link below to register – it should take you less than 30 seconds!

Registration link –  Digwyddiad presgripsiynu cymdeithasol | Social Prescribing Event Tickets, Thu 7 Dec 2023 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Please share this invite with any colleagues who you feel may also be interested in attending this event.

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Digwyddiad presgripsiynu cymdeithasol | Social Prescribing Event

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Eventbrite - Digwyddiad presgripsiynu cymdeithasol | Social Prescribing Event - Thursday, 7 December 2023 - Find event and ticket information.

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Opening address from Lynne Neagle MS - Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Welsh Government

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Opening address from Lynne Neagle MS - Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Welsh Government

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Dr Sumina Azam is a Consultant in Public Health, Policy Lead, and Deputy Director of Policy and International Health, WHO Collaborating Centre on Investment for Health and Wellbeing, at Public Health Wales. Sumina has undertaken work in a range of areas in recent years, including housing, fuel poverty and health, Brexit and trade, and sustainable development.

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Johanna Davies is the Head of Health and Social Care Infrastructure Project at WCVA. Johanna has a varied background working with older people and carers in the voluntary, housing and public sectors. The Infrastructure project aims to maximise relationships and collaborative working between the voluntary sector and the health and care system.

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Save the date, Wellbeing Conference, 25th January 2023, to celebrate International Creativity Week.  Nesta Lloyd-Jones, Assistant Director Welsh NHS Confederation will open the conference.

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Save the date, Wellbeing Conference, 25th January 2023, to celebrate International Creativity Week.  Nesta Lloyd-Jones, Assistant Director Welsh NHS Confederation will open the conference.

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An opportunity for link workers across Wales to come together and network.  The theme will include examples of projects promoting creativity, arts & health, wellbeing, social prescribing across Wales.
We shall also have Emily Van De Venter, (Health Improvement) Lead Consultant, Mental Wellbeing, Public Health Wales  to talk about the Hapus project
The Hapus programme includes several elements, all aimed at encouraging people to prioritise their mental wellbeing and to engage with activities that help to protect and promote it. This will include working with national and local partners in the public and voluntary and community sectors, raising awareness of the existing evidence base on what works for wellbeing, building further evidence and, crucially, starting a national conversation about mental wellbeing which is where artists can help. In order to help engage people with this topic we are looking to commission creative content to engage and provoke people to think about what “happy” means to them.

Register NOW:

You are invited to a Well-being event.
When: Jan 25, 2023 10:00 AM WALES

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsd-mopjsjGNR3_9T0glDUe86DBA69kdRL

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Research paper published -  Social Prescribing: Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Psychosocial Community Referral Interventions in Primary Care

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Research paper published -  Social Prescribing: Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Psychosocial Community Referral Interventions in Primary Care

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A systematic review on social prescribing has just been published, please have a look:

Napierala H, Krüger K, Kuschick D, Heintze C, Herrmann WJ, Holzinger F. Social Prescribing: Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Psychosocial Community Referral Interventions in Primary Care. International Journal of Integrated Care, 2022; 22(3): 11, 1–16. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.6472

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Social Prescribing Grey Literature - please send feedback

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Social Prescribing Grey Literature - please send feedback

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Attached is a list of Social Prescribign Grey Literature - if you have any comments please send them to Dr Simon Newstead, Senior Research Assistant, University of South Wales
simon.newstead@southwales.ac.uk

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Welsh Charity Awards - closing date for nominations 20 September

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Welsh Charity Awards - closing date for nominations 20 September

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Find out more - www.welshcharityawards.cymru.

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Miller Research has been commissioned by the Welsh Government to gather and analyse feedback on the development of a national framework for social prescribing. 

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Miller Research has been commissioned by the Welsh Government to gather and analyse feedback on the development of a national framework for social prescribing. 

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The Social Prescribing in Wales report was published in 2018 to record the progress
being made at the time, in developing social prescribing services across health board areas.
Following its publication, the Welsh Government along with its stakeholders
identified the need for additional guidance to design a model of social prescribing for
Wales, to develop a common understanding of the language used to describe social prescribing and identify actions which embed the model through a national framework. The consultation document can be found following this link.

As part of this exercise, two consultation workshops are being arranged to capture
the views of key stakeholders, including representatives from associated bodies,
clinicians, healthcare and care practitioners.

We would like to invite stakeholders to take part in the workshops on either the 11th
of October or the 12th of October between 1-3pm. These workshops will be held
virtually using MS Teams.

If you are interested in attending one of these dates, please respond by contacting
Miller Research using the contact details below.

Hannah Sterritt, Miller Research (UK) Ltd.
Email: hannah@miller-research.co.uk
Phone: 01873 851880

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Powys Third Sector Consultation event - help shape the response to the Welsh Government Consultation on developing a National Framework for Social Prescribing

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Powys Third Sector Consultation event - help shape the response to the Welsh Government Consultation on developing a National Framework for Social Prescribing

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Calling Powys Third sector - social prescribers, community connectors, green prescribers etc - Join this event to help shape a Powys third sector response to the consultation.

Booking form:  https://forms.gle/61rAbhUEm7G8H7Nw5

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Social Prescribing and Spirituality - we need your views!

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Social Prescribing and Spirituality - we need your views!

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Dear colleague,

We’ve had a discussion about social prescribing and spirituality with Prof. Linda Ross, Prof. Carolyn Wallace, Jan Batty, Nina Ruddle, Sharon Wheeler and Clair Swales. We understand that there is a potential gap in evidence and before we embark on a research study we would like to ask you for your opinion about this.

The issue.

The spiritual part of life is important for peoples’ wellbeing, yet it is often overlooked in health & social care.

By ‘spiritual’ we mean:

‘The dynamic dimension of human life that relates to the way people (individual and community) experience, express and/or seek meaning, purpose & transcendence, and the way they connect to the moment, to self, to others, to nature, to the significant and/or sacred.

The spiritual field is multidimensional:

1. Existential challenges (e.g., questions concerning identity, meaning, suffering and death, guilt and shame, reconciliation and forgiveness, freedom and responsibility, hope and despair, love and joy).

2. Value-based considerations and attitudes (e.g., what is most important for each person, such as relations to oneself, family, friends, work, aspects of nature, art and culture, ethics and morals, and life itself).

3. Religious considerations and foundations (e.g., faith, beliefs and practices, the relationship with God or the ultimate).’ (www.epicc-network.org).

Clearly, ‘connecting’ people with others is a fundamental aspect of your usual role. We’d like to ask you about your practice in relation to the other aspects of spirituality from the above definition.

Your opinion.

Please answer the following questions. Please just type your response below each question and send to Carolyn Wallace.

1. How often do ‘spiritual’ issues (excluding connecting people with others) arise in your practice? Answer (select one): Not at all, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Less than monthly

Feel free to expand on your answer if you wish e.g. if there are certain issues that arise more than others.

1. How do you respond? E.g. personally, by referring (who to?), other

1. How confident do you feel in responding? Answer (select one): Very confident, moderately confident, not very confident

1. Is there anything else you’d like to say?

The data will be analysed by the team with support from a research assistant.

Thanks in anticipation.

Please return responses to Carolyn.wallace@southwales.ac.uk

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Annwyl gydweithiwr

Rydym wedi cael sgwrs am ragnodi cymdeithasol ac ysbrydolrwydd gyda Prof. Linda Ross, Prof. Carolyn Wallace, Jan Batty, Nina Ruddle, Sharon Wheeler and Clair Swales. Rydym yn deall efallai bod yna bwlch mewn tystiolaeth a chyn i ni ddechrau ar astudiaeth ymchwil hoffwn ni gofyn am eich barn am hyn.

Y broblem.

• Mae rhan ysbrydol bywyd yn bwysig ar gyfer lles pobl, ond eto mae'n cael ei anwybyddu'n aml ym maes iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol.

Trwy 'ysbrydol' rydyn ni'n golygu:

'Dimensiwn deinamig bywyd dynol sy'n ymwneud â'r ffordd y mae pobl (unigol a chymuned) yn profi, mynegi a/neu geisio ystyr, pwrpas a throsgynnolrwydd, a'r ffordd y maent yn cysylltu â'r foment, i hunan, i eraill, â natur, i'r sylweddol a/neu'n sanctaidd.

Mae'r maes ysbrydol yn amlddimensiwn:

1. Heriau dirfodol (e.e., cwestiynau ynghylch hunaniaeth, ystyr, dioddefaint a marwolaeth, euogrwydd a chywilydd, cymod a maddeuant, rhyddid a chyfrifoldeb, gobaith ac anobaith, cariad a llawenydd).

2. Ystyriaethau ac agweddau sy'n seiliedig ar werth (e.e., beth sydd bwysicaf i bob person, megis cysylltiadau ag un ei hun, teulu, ffrindiau, gwaith, agweddau ar natur, celf a diwylliant, moeseg a moesau, a bywyd ei hun).

3. Ystyriaethau a sylfeini crefyddol (e.e., ffydd, credoau ac arferion, y berthynas â Duw neu'r pen draw).'(www.epicc-network.org).

• Yn amlwg, mae 'cysylltu' pobl ag eraill yn agwedd sylfaenol ar eich rôl arferol. Hoffem ofyn i chi am eich ymarfer mewn perthynas â'r agweddau eraill ar ysbrydegaeth o'r diffiniad uchod.

Eich barn chi.

Atebwch y cwestiynau canlynol. Teipiwch eich ymateb isod i bob cwestiwn a'i anfon at Carolyn Wallace.

1. Pa mor aml mae materion 'ysbrydol' (heb gynnwys cysylltu pobl ag eraill) yn codi yn eich arfer? Ateb (dewis un): Ddim o gwbl, Bob dydd, Wythnosol, Misol, Llai na misol

Mae croeso i chi ehangu ar eich ateb os dymunwch e.e. os oes rhai materion penodol sy'n codi'n fwy nag eraill.

2. Sut wyt ti'n ymateb? E.e. yn bersonol, trwy gyfeirio (pwy at?), arall

3. Pa mor hyderus wyt ti'n teimlo wrth ymateb? Ateb (dewis un): Hyderus iawn, cymedrol hyderus, ddim yn hyderus iawn

4. Oes unrhyw beth arall yr hoffech chi ei ddweud?

Bydd y data yn cael ei ddadansoddi gan y tîm gyda chymorth gan gynorthwyydd ymchwil.

Diolch yn ddisgwylgar.

Dychwelwch ymatebion i Carolyn.wallace@southwales.ac.uk

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Older People's Commissioner for Wales - Webinar Event: Improving support and services for older men experiencing abuse. Thursday 27 October // 10:00-11:30am

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Older People's Commissioner for Wales - Webinar Event: Improving support and services for older men experiencing abuse. Thursday 27 October // 10:00-11:30am

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Join the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales to examine the action being taken in response to her latest report – ‘Improving support and services for older men experiencing domestic abuse’ – and explore the ways we can work together to help to ensure that older men who experience abuse can get the help and support they need.

At the event you will hear from male survivors of abuse about their experiences, and the barriers they faced in reporting abuse and seeking help.

The Commissioner will also be joined by an expert panel to identify how we can break down these barriers, as well as practical ways in which support and services for older men experiencing or at risk of abuse could be improved.

Book your place now: Improving Support Services for older men experiencing domestic abuse

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Report from last conference September 2020

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Report from last conference September 2020

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Connect Wales Report copy | Piktochart Visual Editor

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Language associated around social prescribing - Get involved!

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Language associated around social prescribing - Get involved!

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Hello,

To address the confusion surrounding language associated with social prescribing, we are gathering insight from a variety of individuals to help develop an evidence-based glossary of terms. This glossary can then be used as a reference guide by professionals across all sectors. We will be very grateful if you are able to take part in our research study. We have compiled a list of core terms associated with social prescribing and require you to sort and rate the terms online, via the link below. We are aiming to recruit approximately 80 participants across Wales from all professions and sectors associated with social prescribing, to ensure that the glossary is able to highlight the differences in language use across the sectors.

The task should take approximately 20-40 minutes, but your progress will be saved and you can access the software as many times as you like if you need to complete it at later date. For more information, please view the attached Participant Information Sheet or contact either myself, Dr Simon Newstead simon.newstead@southwales.ac.uk or Prof. Carolyn Wallace carolyn.wallace@southwales.ac.uk

For ease, tasks are best accessed from a computer of tablet.

Please SHARE this invite with your colleagues and networks.

To take part click on this link.

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*Consultation Engagement event* Have your say on Social Prescribing in Wales WCVA wants to hear your thoughts on the new Framework aimed at connecting citizens across Wales with community support to improve their wellbeing. 

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*Consultation Engagement event* Have your say on Social Prescribing in Wales WCVA wants to hear your thoughts on the new Framework aimed at connecting citizens across Wales with community support to improve their wellbeing. 

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On 28th July, Welsh Government released its new National Social Prescribing Framework. As the national membership body for the voluntary sector in Wales, we want to hear from a wide range of voluntary organisations who are interested in this framework in order to best inform our consultation response. We are keen to hear from organisations across all of Wales, from larger charities to smaller community groups. As a result, we are hosting two sessions to hear from you. These sessions will be held on:Thursday 15th September, 1pm -3pmTuesday 20th September, 10am -12pm These sessions will be the same so you can attend whichever you wish. This link will register you for the 15th September, but you can register for the 20th September here. These sessions will be bilingual and Welsh to English interpretation will be provided.

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This is "Social Prescribing" by Edicis on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Datblygu fframwaith cenedlaethol ar gyfer presgripsiynu cymdeithasol

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Datblygu fframwaith cenedlaethol ar gyfer presgripsiynu cymdeithasol

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Rydym yn ymgynghori ar ddatblygu fframwaith cenedlaethol (cyfres o safonau, canllawiau a chamau gweithredu) ar gyfer presgripsiynu cymdeithasol. Rydym am:

feithrin dealltwriaeth gyffredin o'r iaith a ddefnyddir i ddisgrifio presgripsiynu cymdeithasol

cytuno ar fodel presgripsiynu cymdeithasol ar gyfer Cymru

deall yr hyn sy'n digwydd eisoes ledled Cymru, yr hyn sy'n gweithio'n dda a'r hyn nad yw'n gweithio cystal

nodi pa gamau y gellir eu cymryd 'unwaith i Gymru'

helpu i sefydlu gwasanaethau presgripsiynu cymdeithasol mewn ardaloedd lle nad ydynt yn bodoli neu lle mae angen eu datblygu ymhellach

darganfod pa atebion technolegol y mae angen i ni eu datblygu

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Datblygu fframwaith cenedlaethol ar gyfer presgripsiynu cymdeithasol

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Rydym yn ymgynghori ar ddatblygu fframwaith cenedlaethol (cyfres o safonau, canllawiau a chamau gweithredu) ar gyfer presgripsiynu cymdeithasol.

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Developing a national framework for social prescribing

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Developing a national framework for social prescribing

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A national framework for social prescribing would set a common set of standards and ensure consistent delivery.

We want to:

develop a common understanding of the language used to describe social prescribing

agree a model of social prescribing for Wales

understand what is already happening across Wales, what is working well and what isn't

identify what action can be taken on a once for Wales basis

help embed social prescribing services in areas where they either don't exist or need to be developed further

find out which technological solutions we need to develop

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Developing a national framework for social prescribing

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A national framework for social prescribing would set a common set of standards and ensure consistent delivery.

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Minute Briefing Social Prescribing in Primary and Community Care event V2 110422

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Social Prescribing - terminology and language! Get involved!

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Social Prescribing - terminology and language! Get involved!

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Hello,

We would like to invite you to take part in a research study into the language and terminology associated with social prescribing. As you may be aware, the general lack of unification of language relating to the social prescribing pathway creates confusion for those who encounter social prescribing, in both a professional and personal capacity. This research aims to gather information from professionals associated with the social prescribing to help develop an evidence-based glossary of terms. This glossary can then be used as a reference guide by professionals across all sectors.

We are aiming to recruit approximately 160 participants across Wales, from all professional sectors, and we are interested in your perspective on the terminology associated with social prescribing and the social prescribing pathway.

We are asking you to take part in an online brainstorming exercise that will help us generate a list of social prescribing associated terms and definitions. In this task you will generate statements in response to one single sentence: “A term or phrase (with associated definition) used within the social prescribing pathway includes…”.

The task should take approximately 10-25 minutes, but you can access the software as many times as you like if you think of more terms at a later date. To find our more information please view the attached Participant Information Sheet.

To take part on this task and help us collate the diversity of terminology associated with social prescribing and community connection please click on the link below.

https://southwales.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/social-prescribing-glossary-information-consent

For ease, tasks are best accessed from a computer of tablet.

If you require further information please contact either myself, Dr Simon Newstead simon.newstead@southwales.ac.uk or Prof. Carolyn Wallace carolyn.wallace@southwales.ac.uk

Please SHARE this invite with your colleagues.

Dr Simon Newstead PhD, MSc, PGCE

Senior Research Assistant | Uwch Gynorthwy-ydd Ymchwil

University of South Wales | Prifysgol De Cymru

Pontypridd

Rhondda Cynon Taff CF37 1DL

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Participant Information Sheet SP Glossary_V3

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England - In Derbyshire they are asking for responses to their Link Worker Manifesto

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England - In Derbyshire they are asking for responses to their Link Worker Manifesto

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A manifesto co-produced between a group of Derbyshire Link Workers, Arts Derbyshire and artist Kate Genever as part of the Cultural Prescriptions artist-led support programme for Link Workers. These are our thoughts...what's yours?

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Social Prescribing Link Worker Manifesto

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A manifesto co-produced between a group of Derbyshire Link Workers, Arts Derbyshire and artist Kate Genever as part of the Cultural Prescriptions artist-led support programme for Link Workers. These are our thoughts...what's yours?

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Dweud eich dweud ar Bresgripsiynu Cymdeithasol yng Nghymru Mae CGGC eisiau clywed eich sylwadau ar y Fframwaith newydd sy’n ceisio cysylltu dinasyddion ledled Cymru â chymorth cymunedol er mwyn gwella eu llesiant. Ar 28 Gorffennaf, rhyddhaodd Llywodraeth Cymru ei Fframwaith Cenedlaethol newydd ar gyfer Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol. Fel y corff aelodaeth cenedlaethol ar gyfer y sector gwirfoddol yng Nghymru, rydyn ni eisiau clywed gan amrediad eang o fudiadau gwirfoddol sydd â diddordeb yn y fframwaith hwn er mwyn llunio’r ymateb gorau i’r ymgynghoriad. Rydyn ni’n awyddus i glywed gan fudiadau ar hyd a lled Cymru, o elusennau mwy o faint i grwpiau cymunedol llai. O ganlyniad, rydyn ni’n cynnal dwy sesiwn er mwyn clywed gennych chi. Cynhelir y sesiynau hyn:Dydd Iau 15 Medi, 1-3pmDydd Mawrth 20 Medi, 10am-12pm Bydd y sesiynau hyn yr un fath, felly mae croeso i chi fynd i ba un bynnag y dymunwch. Bydd y ddolen hon yn eich cofrestru chi ar gyfer yr un ar 15 Medi, ond gallwch chi gofrestru ar gyfer yr un ar 20 Medi yma. Bydd y sesiynau hyn yn ddwyieithog, a gwasanaeth cyfieithu o’r Gymraeg i’r Saesneg yn cael ei ddarparu.

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Dweud eich dweud ar Bresgripsiynu Cymdeithasol yng Nghymru Mae CGGC eisiau clywed eich sylwadau ar y Fframwaith newydd sy’n ceisio cysylltu dinasyddion ledled Cymru â chymorth cymunedol er mwyn gwella eu llesiant. Ar 28 Gorffennaf, rhyddhaodd Llywodraeth Cymru ei Fframwaith Cenedlaethol newydd ar gyfer Presgripsiynu Cymdeithasol. Fel y corff aelodaeth cenedlaethol ar gyfer y sector gwirfoddol yng Nghymru, rydyn ni eisiau clywed gan amrediad eang o fudiadau gwirfoddol sydd â diddordeb yn y fframwaith hwn er mwyn llunio’r ymateb gorau i’r ymgynghoriad. Rydyn ni’n awyddus i glywed gan fudiadau ar hyd a lled Cymru, o elusennau mwy o faint i grwpiau cymunedol llai. O ganlyniad, rydyn ni’n cynnal dwy sesiwn er mwyn clywed gennych chi. Cynhelir y sesiynau hyn:Dydd Iau 15 Medi, 1-3pmDydd Mawrth 20 Medi, 10am-12pm Bydd y sesiynau hyn yr un fath, felly mae croeso i chi fynd i ba un bynnag y dymunwch. Bydd y ddolen hon yn eich cofrestru chi ar gyfer yr un ar 15 Medi, ond gallwch chi gofrestru ar gyfer yr un ar 20 Medi yma. Bydd y sesiynau hyn yn ddwyieithog, a gwasanaeth cyfieithu o’r Gymraeg i’r Saesneg yn cael ei ddarparu.

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HEFCW Research Wales Committee: vacancy for an expert in research and innovation (academic)

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HEFCW Research Wales Committee: vacancy for an expert in research and innovation (academic)

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About us

As the national membership body for voluntary organisations in Wales, WCVA exists to enable voluntary organisations to make a bigger difference together.

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It's more important than ever that voluntary organisations have the skills and tools they need to find funding and diversify their income. In 2021/22 WCVA distributed around £28.9m in funding to charities, social enterprises and volunteers in Wales .

I n our funding section you'll find information on WCVA's funding schemes, along with everything you need to help you search for and maintain funding for your cause.

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Our purpose is to enable voluntary organisations in Wales to make a bigger difference together. WCVA is the national membership body for voluntary organisations in Wales

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Social Prescribing in Primary and Community Care in Wales: Minute Briefing

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Social Prescribing in Primary and Community Care in Wales: Minute Briefing

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Minute Briefing Social Prescribing in Primary and Community Care event V2 110422

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RHCW Webinar 20220712 100414 Meeting Recording - session on Social Prescribing (second half of meeting)

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RHCW Webinar 20220712 100414 Meeting Recording - session on Social Prescribing (second half of meeting)

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RHCW Webinar 20220712 100414 Meeting Recording

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Language associated around social prescribing - Get involved!

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Language associated around social prescribing - Get involved!

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Hello,

To address the confusion surrounding language associated with social prescribing, we are gathering insight from a variety of individuals to help develop an evidence-based glossary of terms. This glossary can then be used as a reference guide by professionals across all sectors. We will be very grateful if you are able to take part in our research study. We have compiled a list of core terms associated with social prescribing and require you to sort and rate the terms online, via the link below. We are aiming to recruit approximately 80 participants across Wales from all professions and sectors associated with social prescribing, to ensure that the glossary is able to highlight the differences in language use across the sectors.

The task should take approximately 20-40 minutes, but your progress will be saved and you can access the software as many times as you like if you need to complete it at later date. For more information, please view the attached Participant Information Sheet or contact either myself, Dr Simon Newstead simon.newstead@southwales.ac.uk or Prof. Carolyn Wallace carolyn.wallace@southwales.ac.uk

For ease, tasks are best accessed from a computer of tablet.

Please SHARE this invite with your colleagues and networks.

To take part click on this link.

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PAVO Community Connectors Annual Report 2021/22

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PAVO Community Connectors Annual Report 2021/22

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Check out the work of the PAVO Community Connector team - get in touch if you would like more info

clair.swales@pavo.org.uk

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10.00 - 10.30 Deputy Minister Opening address - Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Welsh Government
10.30 - 11.30 Network rooms - Positive ways of working/Volunteering
11.30 - 11.45 Break
11.45 - 12.45 Cost of Living - Johanna Davies,  WCVA Head of Health & Social Care Infrastructure Project and Sumina Azam, Public Health Wales
12.45 - 1pm Next steps for the network
1pm - Close

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Torfaen Connectors support and enable people to find suitable activities, groups and networks that join like minded people who may have similar interests. This helps encourage participation and engagement in the community and builds self-confidence, resilience and well-being.

Community Connectors:

Promote well-being, independence and fulfilled lives

Work to reducing social isolation and loneliness

Enable and support people to feel or be part of their community

Encourage, facilitate and support new groups and activities throughout Torfaen County Borough Council

The team have a range of knowledge on what's happening locally and in touch with many local groups such as crafts, coffee mornings, gardening, lunch clubs, pottery and walking groups. Dewis Cymru is also a useful resource for information on local groups and services.

For more information, please contact the team on 01495 742397 or email communityconnectors@torfaen.gov.uk.

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Torfaen Connectors support and enable people to find suitable activities, groups and networks that join like minded people who may have similar interests. This helps encourage participation and engagement in the community and builds self-confidence, resilience and well-being.

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Hear from the PAVO Community Connectors team about the learning taken from the course and how this has been applied to service delivery.

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Please include below any questions you may wish to pose to the Deputy Minister at the conference. Please ensure questions included below by 1 September.
Due to time constraints we cannot guarantee all questions will be responded to.

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Opening address from Lynne Neagle MS - Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Welsh Government

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Opening address from Lynne Neagle MS - Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Welsh Government

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Notes from conference and notes on Ministers answers to questions

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Notes from conference and notes on Ministers answers to questions

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Connecting Community Connectors with arts provision in their region

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Connecting Community Connectors with arts provision in their region

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WAHWN (Wales Arts Health & Wellbeing Network) is looking to develop regional 'market places' to connect Community Connectors and arts providers.  Is this something which Community Connectors would be interested in?

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Nina Patterson (MA (Hons), FHEA) - Lecturer, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Wrexham Glyndwr University - outlining Fundamentals and Developing Social Prescribing short courses offered by Glyndwr University including free places that will be on offer for the October cohort 

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Nina Patterson (MA (Hons), FHEA) - Lecturer, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Wrexham Glyndwr University - outlining Fundamentals and Developing Social Prescribing short courses offered by Glyndwr University including free places that will be on offer for the October cohort 

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Come along to the thisPlace Intro Workshop to find out a little bit more about us and how we work!

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How to add my information to Dewis (Welsh)

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How to add my information to Dewis (Welsh)

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Sut mae ychwanegu fy ngwybodaeth i Dewis Cymru? - Dewis Cymru

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How do I add my information to Dewis Cymru? - Dewis Wales

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Dewis Cymru - Y lle ar gyfer gwybodaeth llesiant yng Nghymru

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Dewis Cymru - THE place for well-being information in Wales

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Health and well-being Wales App (English)

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Health and well-being Wales App (English)

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The new 'Health and Well-being Wales' mobile App has been developed by a partnership of Welsh Government, Local Government, the NHS in Wales and Third Sector Support Wales to provide front-line staff with access to information about the wide range of well-being support services and community groups across Wales.

The App provides access to a shared Directory of Services (DoS) via their mobile device. It brings together information from Dewis Cymru (the local government well-being directory), Infoengine (the third sector services directory) and the NHS Wales directory.

Once installed, the App allows professionals to search the resource directory for appropriate resources or services there and then, regardless of whether there is any Internet connectivity. Without such an App, in the absence of Internet connectivity the professional would need to leave the person, find the resource information, and return at a later date, which risks losing the 'moment of action' which exists at the time the conversation about well-being takes place.

Currently, the directory contains information about over 800 national and over 8,000 local organisations and services. The App provides information about the services provided, and contact information allowing the user to access the services listed. Information from the App can be shared with members of the public using any of the usual mobile applications.

The App is available to those working with the public to support their health and well-being needs. These include colleagues in Local Government, the NHS in Wales, Police forces, Fire & Rescue services and third sector support agencies. These organisations have been 'white listed' for access to the App and will be able to use their corporate e-mail address to create a user account. If you believe you should have access to the App but cannot register, please contact us for further support.

The App is not available to the public. Members of the public should be directed to the online directory www.dewis.wales where the shared information can be accessed.

In order to simplify use of the App, users can choose to download information relating to a specific set of relevant local authority areas or opt to download information for all parts of Wales. Regardless of their choice, each user will also receive information relating to the national resources listed in the shared DoS.

The app allows users to query the resource directory by keyword, classification, local authority area, or location. Due to the nature of the information contained in the DoS, users will need to update the information held in the app from time to time to ensure it remains 'current'. Failure to update the information as necessary will prevent the App from functioning until it has been updated.

For more information, please e-mail help@dewis.wales

Phillips071209

This is a really useful tool for professionals in Wales. I would highly recommend.

The developer, Data Cymru, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

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The developer will be required to provide privacy details when they submit their next app update.

Information

Provider

Local Government Data Unit Wales

Compatibility

iPhone

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

iPad

Requires iPadOS 9.0 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 9.0 or later.

Mac

Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Age Rating

17+ Frequent/Intense Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes

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