HSE Health and Wellbeing
This month social prescribing recipients, practitioners, researchers, policymakers and health leaders from North and South came together in Dundalk for the two-day All-Ireland Social Prescribing Conference, hosted by the All-Ireland Social Prescribing Network (AISPN). The conference was officially opened by Minister of State Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD, the conference also heard from Anne O’Connor, CEO […]
Annual Health Promotion Conference The Annual Health Promotion Conference will be on Thursday 25th of June 2026 at the University of Galway. The title is Promoting Wellbeing through Equity: Social and Structural Determinants. More details about speakers and registration will be circulated and announced on the universityofgalway.ie website soon. Please feel free to share within […]
Social prescribing is a model of care that recognises the impact of social factors such as poverty, isolation, and loneliness on health and wellbeing. It offers healthcare professionals a means of referring people to a range of non-clinical community supports that can have significant benefits for their overall health and wellbeing. Social Prescribing Day is […]
On July 20th a HSE Social Prescribing Framework was launched via a webinar by Minister Frank Feighan, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy. The Framework supports the development of social prescribing within the HSE, outlines its key elements and provides guidance to enhance partnerships with the community […]