The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) was established by the English Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in 2019. With funding and support from the Department of Health and Social Care, we support the development and delivery of social prescribing in England.The National Academy for Social Prescribing provides the Secretariat to the International Social Prescribing Community of Practice. We work with colleagues around the world to raise awareness, spread and scale… Show more The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) was established by the English Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in 2019. With funding and support from the Department of Health and Social Care, we support the development and delivery of social prescribing in England.The National Academy for Social Prescribing provides the Secretariat to the International Social Prescribing Community of Practice. We work with colleagues around the world to raise awareness, spread and scale efforts in social prescribing, convening 6-weekly meetings for global knowledge-sharing. We are now connected with leaders and people delivering social prescribing on every continent and in over 32 countries.WHO CollaborationThe Academy has recently been nominated to become world's first WHO Collaborating Centre for Social Prescribing. We continue to support and advise various regions including the WHO Western Pacific and WHO European Region. Contact: Bogdan.giurca@nasp.info Show less

Collaborator at Harvard Global Health Institute and T.H. Chan School of Public HealthSupporting the development and delivery of the Harvard Initiative on Aging (HIA)

About the scheme: https://collegeofmedicine.org.uk/national-social-prescribing-student-champion-scheme-the-social-prescribing-network-the-college-of-medicine-and-nhs-england/ -Leading a team of 80 medical students from all medical schools within the UK-60+ teaching sessions throughout the UK involving 2600+ medical students-Collaborating with NHS England, the College of Medicine, and the Social Prescribing Network to champion the concept of Social Prescribing among medical… Show more About the scheme: https://collegeofmedicine.org.uk/national-social-prescribing-student-champion-scheme-the-social-prescribing-network-the-college-of-medicine-and-nhs-england/ -Leading a team of 80 medical students from all medical schools within the UK-60+ teaching sessions throughout the UK involving 2600+ medical students-Collaborating with NHS England, the College of Medicine, and the Social Prescribing Network to champion the concept of Social Prescribing among medical students from all over the UK-Organised and chaired the first edition of the National Social Prescribing Conference for Medical Students and Junior Doctors, welcoming delegates from all medical schools within the UKThe social prescribing scheme has been created to enable medical students – the generation of today, and the future doctors of tomorrow – to get involved in learning about, teaching, and promoting Social Prescribing within their region.https://medicine.exeter.ac.uk/news/articles/medicinestudentmeetsprinc.htmlhttps://collegeofmedicine.org.uk/national-social-prescribing-conference-2018/ Show less

-Collaboration with FORCE Cancer Charity in Exeter: Interviewing cancer patients and recording their stories-Establishing a friendly network for cancer patients where they can share their stories through the form of art-Publishing a book to inspire cancer patients. The book will be part of General Practices through Exeter and Devon, as well as part of the Oncology Wards -Further details at: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_581918_en.html

-Founder and President of Medical Leadership and Management Society-200+ Active members since 2016, hosting nationally and internationally renowned speakers-Driving change through research projects, public engagement events, and career evenings

-Teaching Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) to first and second years -Methods: One-to-one tutorials, workshops, quizzes, and interactive teaching-Successfully implementing an EBM/MSE session within the Medical School UG Curriculum