The network was established in 2020 as there is was nothing in existence and due to the pandemic, Social Prescribing, through different guises of community connectors, social prescribers and community link workers, where services stepped up, rapidly adapted and used innovative approaches to support the people in their communities.
The Third sector and community led health organisations were, and continue to be a lifeline for people as well as reducing pressure on health care, NHS and statutory services.
Our steering group is representative of 8 social prescribing programmes across the country and we oversee the network with the aim of growing and developing this in a similar way to England, Wales and the all-Ireland network.