Social prescribing is a means for GPs and other healthcare professionals to refer patients to non-clinical services in the local community. Such services can include arts or nature-based activities, physical activity classes and counselling. Evaluations of existing social prescribing schemes have reported positive impacts on people’s mental health and wellbeing and a reduction in demand on health services.
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Pay restraint for Agenda for Change NHS staff (144 KB, PDF)
This document contains press coverage, parliamentary material, reports and Library briefing relevant to the Westminster Hall debate, on pay restraint for Agenda for Change NHS staff, scheduled for Monday 30 January 2017 at 4.30pm.
The Petitions Committee has scheduled this debate following an e-petition, started on petition.parliament.uk, which has received over 100,000 signatures:
E-petition 168127: Demand an end to the pay restraint imposed on agenda for change NHS staff
Agenda for change staff including nursing, midwifery, healthcare assistants and associated healthcare professionals have suffered a pay restraint since 2010. Losing approximately 14% in real terms of their pay, staff are struggling nationwide and many have been pushed into poverty.
The debate will be led by Catherine McKinnell MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, on the motion “That this House has considered e-petition 168127 relating to pay restraint for Agenda for Change NHS staff.”
Read full petition and Government response
Documents to download
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Pay restraint for Agenda for Change NHS staff (144 KB, PDF)
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