Green Social Prescribing Quality Assurance
Many of our practitioners are working with local social prescribing, this is a development in health care referral that we as Nature and Health can provide many relevant services for.
Below is an overview of the recommended quality requirements as set out in the document below the picture. We recommend you read this if you wish to work with social prescribing. As a network we are calling on the NHS to begin commissioning through these networks and therefore provide sustainable funding for nature and health services.
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Health and Safety
Risk Assessments
Data protection
GDPR compliant
Financial compliance and value for money
Process/ pathway that ensures support agreed
Insurance for outdoors and health interventions
Operate within a recognised institution
Safeguarding policy and DBS checks appropriate to service
Skills
Experience
Appropriate training
CPD
First aid training including mental health First Aid awareness and training
Equality and accessibility
User experience captured and reflected upon
Please read the social prescribing quality measures document below