BMJ Open, 16: e112887 (online ahead of print) This international study explores how social prescribing (SP) – a growing approach that connects people to non-medical support such as community, cultural, and social services – can better address challenges like loneliness, housing, and financial stress. Focusing on five European countries (Austria, England, Germany, Poland, and Portugal), the… Continue reading Social prescribing within five European countries: a protocol of a cross-country qualitative analysis
Author: NinaDonner
Interview (Audio) – Soziale und medizinische Probleme zusammen denken
Einsamkeit, finanzielle Sorgen, Wohnungsnot: Soziale Probleme haben Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheit und umgekehrt, sagt Professor Wolfram Herrmann, Projektleiter der Studie “Social Prescribing EU”. Mit Elif Şenel spricht er darüber, wie Patient:innen mit sozialen Rezepten geholfen werden kann, woher die Idee kommt und warum er hofft, die Effekte wissenschaftlich belegen zu können.
Can nature, art, and sport heal? Inside Europe’s growing social prescribing movement
From forest walks to painting classes, doctors are prescribing non-medical treatments for better health. When patients shuffle through Natalie Viaux’s medical clinic in Brandenburg, a German city west of Berlin, she has no clue what their health problems are – and that’s by design.
Keynote lecture by Farhad Rezvani on Wed, 28 January 2026
“Can social prescribing reach patients in vulnerable situations? – Insights from a feasibility trial and co-creation process” was the title of Farhad Rezvani’s (Charité) keynote lecture on 28 January 2026 during a joint live webinar on the topic “Access to care and social prescribing for persons in vulnerable situations” by EQUICARES and SP-EU.
Video: 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.
Interview with Wolfram Herrmann (Podcast in DE)
07 January 2026 – In this 13-minute episode of the radio station “WDR 5“, Professor Wolfram Herrmann speaks (in German) with host Elif Şenel about why social and medical problems must be addressed collaboratively. He explains how issues such as loneliness, financial stress, and housing insecurity affect health, introduces the concept of Social Prescribing (SP)… Continue reading Interview with Wolfram Herrmann (Podcast in DE)
Happy Holidays & See you at the 2nd GA Meeting
15 December 2025 – As 2025 comes to an end, the SP-EU Consortium extends warm Holiday Season greetings to all our partners and everyone who contributes to or benefits from our work. We look forward to our 2nd General Assembly (GA) from 18-20 February 2026 near Göttingen! This year marked major progress for the project –… Continue reading Happy Holidays & See you at the 2nd GA Meeting
Read our 1st Newsletter – Edition: December 2025
09 December 2025 – The SP-EU December newsletter celebrates an impactful first year of collaboration, co-creation, and progress toward transforming how social prescribing can support vulnerable groups across Europe. It highlights the intensive work to adapt social prescribing to the needs of LGBTIQ+ individuals, refugees, and first-generation immigrants, and older adults living alone. We also share exciting… Continue reading Read our 1st Newsletter – Edition: December 2025
Interview with Sónia Dias at EHFG 2025: New Blog Post
27 November 2025 – At the margins of the European Health Forum Gastein 2025, following the successful Social Prescribing-EU project’s session on social, green, and art prescriptions for health, we caught up with Prof Sónia Dias, Professor and Dean of the NOVA National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon, and leader of the SP-EU… Continue reading Interview with Sónia Dias at EHFG 2025: New Blog Post
Linking Health and Community
At the margins of the European Health Forum Gastein 2025, following the successful Social Prescribing-EU project’s session on social, green, and art prescriptions for health, we caught up with Prof Sónia Dias, Professor and Dean of the NOVA National School of Public Health, NOVA University Lisbon, and leader of the SP-EU consortium partner in Portugal.
