🌿 Join us! We cordially invite you to the 3rd German Social Prescribing Conference on 17 September 2026 at the Charité – Campus Mitte, Berlin.

We were shocked and saddened by the attacks at Berlin's Pride Festival on Saturday, and send our love and support to everyone who has been affected, including our colleagues at Charité. Everyone involved in SP-EU stands with LGBTIQ+ communities during this difficult time.

Can #socialprescribing reduce health inequalities in LGBTQ+ populations? Read the new blog by Dr Michal Czapla social-prescribing.eu/knowledge-hu... #PrideMonth

We are delighted to have enrolled the first patient in the Social Prescribing-EU programme, and to have initiated the first four hubs. Find out more: social-prescribing.eu/news-and-eve...

Four hubs initiated & first patient enrolled in the RCT - Social Prescribing EU

12 May 2026 – With the inspiring co-creation phase successfully completed, SP-EU has now entered the implementation stage of its randomised controlled trial (RCT), marking an important milestone for t...

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📢 Launch of PhD network We are delighted to have launched the Social Prescribing EU PhD Network. The network held its first meeting on 23 April 2026, bringing together early-career researchers from partner institutions across Europe.

🚀 A major milestone for the SP-EU RCT: this week we completed the first hub initiation for the Charité Berlin Hub!

Today is #SocialPrescribingDay! Find out how SP-EU is testing new approaches to care for people in vulnerable situations social-prescribing.eu

#SocialPrescribingDay takes place this Thursday! This is a great opportunity to spread the word about how connecting people to community-based support can improve health and wellbeing. Find out how to get involved: socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/what-is-soci...

There's less than a month to go until #SocialPrescribingDay! Find out how to get involved and download the communications toolkit at socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/what-is-soci...

This week the whole SP-EU consortium gathered at Akademie Waldschlösschen for our annual meeting to discuss last year's progress and look ahead to what’s next.

📅 Save the date: #SocialPrescribingDay 26th March 2026 A global celebration of the people, organisations and communities making social prescribing happen - showing how a holistic approach to health can change lives. Get involved: socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/what-is-soci... #SocialPrescribing

🎙 New 13 min radio interview on #SocialPrescribing Prof. Wolfram Herrmann explains why social & medical issues must be addressed together, where social prescribing comes from, and what SP EU is working towards. 🎧 (German): www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au...

It's hard to believe that it's nearly a year since we launched SP-EU. It has been a remarkable year of new connections and collaboration. Read our first newsletter and find out what's happened so far social-prescribing.eu/wp-content/u... #SocialPrescribing

This week SP-EU partners took part in a colloquium on vulnerability in primary care in Ghent, Belgium. It brought together 65 researchers, policymakers, and primary care professionals to discuss how health systems can better respond to poverty and social inequality.

It was fantastic to connect with colleagues from across the Baltic Sea region at the Arts on Prescription conference in Vilnius last week, hosted by Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS).

At the European Health Forum Gastein 2025, we were delighted to take part in the session “Social, green, and arts prescriptions for health”. You can watch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOJU... #SocialPrescribng

Social, green, and arts prescriptions for health

YouTube video by European Health Forum Gastein

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻? In the latest Eurohealth Gastein Special Issue, Alison Maassen (EuroHealthNet) teamed up with Ulla-Karin N. (Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being/𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻)

We've been spreading the word about Social Prescribing EU! It was great to chair a session at the European Forum for Primary Care. This week, we're taking part in the @woncaworld.bsky.social Conference 2025. Find out more about the project here: social-prescribing.eu

👀 Watch an introductory video to SP-EU now by Prof. Dr. Wolfram Herrmann as part of the International Social Prescribing Showcase. The online webinar highlighted how Social Prescribing (SP) is transforming health and wellbeing across the globe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SQ8...

Social Prescribing EU presentation at International Social Prescribing Showcase

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Good to see a feature on German TV last week about social prescribing, focusing in particular on museums and arts on prescription. This includes interviews with Wolfram from Charité and Nick from the National Academy for Social Prescribing, who are both part of SP-EU. www.3sat.de/kultur/kultu...

Museum auf Rezept

Ein Museumsbesuch auf Rezept? Das könnte bald auch in Deutschland möglich sein. Denn Kunst und Kultur können heilende Wirkung auf Menschen haben.

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Wolfram and Farhad from Charité were delighted to go on their first partner visit to @aau.dk in Denmark, where they attended a co-creation workshop with refugees. It's crucial to adapt social prescribing to the people we're trying to reach. Find out more about SP-EU social-prescribing.eu

Only 1 week to go until this exciting online free event, showcasing social prescribing around the world. Over 1000 people have already registered to hear from inspiring leaders in over 20 countries sharing their insight to develop social prescribing in a wide range of settings and health systems

We are delighted to say that our website is now live, with information and updates about the SP-EU programme and #SocialPrescribing social-prescribing.eu. Take a look and let us know what you think!

The European Citizens' Initiative has a petition calling for a ban on conversion practices for LGBTIQ people. Find out more: eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

European Citizens' Initiative

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We are delighted to be joining The International Social Prescribing Showcase on 16th June, hosted by The National Academy for Social Prescribing and The International Social Prescribing Collaborative. Sign up now socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/events/nasp-...

It’s great to have SP-EU colleagues together here at Charité in Berlin for our first General Assembly!

Today is #SocialPrescribingDay! We are delighted to be bringing together 22 health and research organisations in Berlin today for our first SP-EU General Assembly. Find out more about our project: Social Prescribing EU – health and care services for people in vulnerable situations

👉 Follow the new project page for a landmark Social Prescribing EU project with partners from across Europe including many members of the ISPC 👉 Full project title: #SocialPrescribing to promote and improve #access to #health and #care services for people in #vulnerable situations in Europe