
Professor of Voluntary Action, Health and Wellbeing @CRESR_SHU | @SHU_AWRC | Supports @VSSN_UK
Sheffield
Joined May 2013
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Another paper! What routes to social prescribing exist outside of formal NHS structures? We did a systematic map...
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🚨New publication exploring the role of #culturallyrelevant #socialprescribing in supporting Pakistani carers incl. complexities surrounding carer identity, family dynamics, #stigma, and lack of knowledge of social prescribing within #Pakistanicommunities
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New report makes it into the @guardian - featuring Becca Lovell and @Ruth_Garside on how Green Social Prescribing is having an impact.
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New research published today suggests that green social prescribing is an effective way to support people with mental health. Participation in nature-based activities was found to increase happiness & life satisfaction & reduce anxiety
🌳 | Read more: shu.ac.uk/news/all-articles/…

ALT Quote from Professor Chris Dayson: "Our findings demonstrate how Green Social Prescribing can support people with their mental health. Most nature-based activities are provided by small locally based voluntary organisations and community groups and this study highlights how concerns about their sustainability present a barrier to further progress."
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A £5.7m cross-governmental funded project has found Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental health.
Read more here👇
shu.ac.uk/news/all-articles/…
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Are you studying smaller charities? Submit a paper to our upcoming special issue!
‘Unravelling Smaller Organisations: Building a Research-Based Understanding of a Critical Part of the Voluntary Sector’
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#ISTR2024 @ISTRorg #ThirdSector #CivilSociety
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Our (proofed) full length article on #NatureBased #SocialPrescribing Programmes: Opportunities, Challenges, and Facilitators for Implementation is now out! 🧘🏽♂️🧘🏻♀️🍃💦
Link 🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.202…
@SiandB @claudia__menzel @rachelohry @MelissaMarselle @AlettaBonn @RitaSSilva
Still a pre-proof version but very pleased to share our @BritishCouncil-funded stakeholder involvement paper on #naturebased #socialprescribing. 👥🍃💦
Co-authored with @SiandB & @claudia__menzel, our amazing mentors @rachelohry @MelissaMarselle @AlettaBonn!
Pleased I could play a small role in this article ‘Nature-based social prescribing programmes: opportunities, challenges, and facilitators for implementation’.
Thanks to the team @JulzeAlejandre etc who pulled it all together sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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We couldn’t hold #PPPconf2024 without a Policy & Change session!
🤝Katy Adams will unpack corporate & non-profit collaboration
👐 @FeranmiFerary, @ProfPeterWells, Chris Damm, & Elizabeth Sanderson will ask who cares about the voluntary sector?
Book now➡️ppp-online.org/annual-confer…
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an interdisciplinary researcher to join our Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR), one of the UK's leading academic centres for applied policy research: bit.ly/ResearcherCRESRMay24
#Sheffieldjobs #Reseach #SheffieldHallam
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At #PPPconf2024, one key social issue we’ll discuss is Heath Equity
We’ll feature papers on
⚕ Universal healthcare by Tobias Schillings
🏥Asbestos & public health risk by @_bethanytaylor , Peter Allmark, Angela Tod
💊Third sector health services by @cdayson_shu , @chharris1512
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🚨@AbiWoodward_PhD and @sarahmcmullen96 have developed an infographic with #PPIE from their @NIHRSPCR project on improving support for Pakistani #carers through #socialprescribing. Developed through research with carers & stakeholders. Animations in English/Urdu coming soon!
Was a great day. Thanks to colleagues from @CRESR_SHU @SHU_AWRC @DarnallWB plus @AbiWoodward_PhD and team for making it happen.
Just over a week left to apply for these PhD studentships @CRESR_SHU
Interested in a PhD on the voluntary sector and health @CRESR_SHU ? More info here. Contact me for an informal conversation
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One for you @dwhembro?
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#BookReview 📚
Dive into the captivating insights of the book "COVID-19 and the Voluntary and Community Sector in the UK: Responses, Impacts, and Adaptation" edited by @cdayson_shu and co
Check out my review on @PPP_Journal
for a taste of what awaits!
ppp-online.org/view-all-volu…
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It was a pleasure to welcome @_OliviaBlake MP to @SHU_AWRC today to demonstrate how our collaborative research is tackling health inequalities and addressing complex societal challenges through physical activity 🏃♀️🏡
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Great staff @CRESR_SHU volunteering day with @WildSheffield coppicing in Greno Woods. The sun came out and the rain stayed away. Thanks to Chris and the team for showing us the ropes keeping us on track!
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As a #Research #Fellow, you will play a key role in the delivery of a major new interdisciplinary project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through the Yorkshire and Humber Policy Innovation Partnership (YPIP) programme. bit.ly/ResFellowMar24 #Sheffield
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We have an exciting opportunity for two researchers to play a key role in the delivery of a major new interdisciplinary project, for more info and to apply please see: bit.ly/4a86FzG #Jobs #researchers































