Report review: Social Care a Local Economic Solution for the West Midlands
We summarise the New Economic Foundation’s report which makes a forceful case for localised money flows; money spent with locally rooted companies is more likely to go to local suppliers and thus the local economy.
Living Well Network Hub: Meet people in cafes not clinics
We caught up with Stacey Hemphill, the Lambeth Living Well Network Hub Manager to learn more about how staff meet people at a place of their own choosing.
Interview with Alex Hoskyn, Chatty Café scheme
We interview Alex Hoskyn the creator of the Chatty Cafe scheme to learn about how and why she started the scheme and what she’s learnt along the way.
A nursery in a care home
This is thought to be the first nursery co-located in a care home in the UK, where residents and children share space, activities and snacks.
SH:24
A sexual health service that gives power and control to those using it.
Social Prescribing the Woodley Way
Nick explains how a family practice and community hub are using social prescribing and peer group gardening to benefit the Woodley community and staff workloads.
The Skillnet Group
The Skillsnet Group is a social enterprise of people with and without learning difficulties working together
Teaching happiness at Wellington College
Wellington College became the first school in the UK to launch a course in happiness and wellbeing.
North London Cares and South London Cares
We look at two great videos from North London Cares and South London Cares who are tackling loneliness and isolation and bringing communities together.