Webbinar om social förskrivning
2026-02-11 11:00 - 15:00
Zoom
Varmt välkommen till ett internationellt webbinar om social förskrivning den 11 februari 2026
Från evidens till praktik: Utveckling av social förskrivning i Skandinavien – baserad på internationell kunskap och erfarenhet
Vad är social förskrivning – och varför är det viktigt?
Många människor besöker sin allmänläkare—ofta upprepade gånger—med fysiska symtom som inte har någon underliggande medicinsk orsak, utan istället beror på stress, social isolering eller ensamhet. Dessa patienter kan genomgå många olika undersökningar, och när ingen medicinsk förklaring hittas kan de få medicin utskriven eller lämnas utan tydlig vägledning. Social förskrivning erbjuder ett alternativ. Den ger vårdpersonal ett strukturerat sätt att koppla individer till aktiviteter, sammanhang och stöd i lokalsamhället som bättre kan adressera orsakerna till deras besvär.
Social förskrivning är ett samlingsbegrepp för insatser som länkar individer till sociala, kulturella och praktiska aktiviteter i lokalsamhället, utifrån insikten att hälsa påverkas av mer än medicinsk vård. Metoden är beroende av en stark lokal infrastruktur och samordning mellan individ, hälso- och sjukvård, socialtjänst liksom med aktörer i lokalsamhället.
Datum: Onsdag 11 februari 2026,
Tid: 11.00–15.00 CET, Format: webbinar
Språk: engelska
Deltagande: Kostnadsfritt
Arrangörer: Webbinariet sker i samarbete mellan Social Prescribing Research and Innovation Network Group och Nätverket Stoppa Ofrivillig Ensamhet.
Evenemanget genomförs i samverkan med Svensk förening för allmänmedicin, Svensk Förening för Socialmedicin och Folkhälsa och European Special Interest Group on Social Prescribing and Community Orientation.
From Evidence to Practice: Advancing Social Prescribing in Scandinavia.
- Building on international knowledge and experience
You are warmly invited to an international webinar on social prescribing on 11 February 2026.
What is social prescribing – and why does it matter?
Many people visit their GP—often repeatedly—with physical symptoms that do not stem from an underlying medical condition but from stress, social isolation, or loneliness. These patients may undergo numerous tests, and when no medical cause is identified, they might be prescribed medication or left without clear guidance. Social prescribing offers an alternative. It provides primary care professionals with a structured way to connect individuals to community-based activities, services, and forms of support that can better address the root causes of their distress.
Social prescribing is an umbrella term for approaches that can link people to social, cultural, and practical resources in their local community, recognising that health is shaped by more than clinical care. Effective social prescribing relies on strong local infrastructure and close collaboration among individuals, health and social care providers, and community organisations.
Date: Wednesday 11 February 2026,
Time: 11:00–15:00 CET, Format: Online webinar (via SLS platform)
Language: English
Participation: Free of charge; registration required
Organisers: The webinar is a collaboration between the Social Prescribing Research and Innovation Network Group and the Network Stop Involuntary Loneliness.
The event is arranged in partnership with the Swedish Association for General Practice, the Swedish Society of Social Medicine and Public Health, and the WONCA Europe Special Interest Group on Social Prescribing and Community Orientation
Program
11:00-11:05 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Susanna Althini, GP board member of the : Swedish Association of General Practice (SFAM)
Social prescribing - What and Why
11.05-11.20 From vision to practice
Sam Everington, British GP and one of the key pioneers of social prescribing
11.20-11.35 A Delphi Study -What is Social Prescribing?
Findings from an international study establishing an universal SP definition
Caitlin Muhl, PhD, Canada
11.35-11:45 Social Prescribing across the Region of Sweden – an overview of the mapping and next steps
Hillevi Busch, PhD Psychology, Public Health Agency of Sweden
11:45–12.00 UK and global social prescribing initiatives
Charlotte Osborn-Forde, Chief Executive of the National Academy for Social Prescribing in the UK and championing social prescribing around the world
12.00-12.10 Social Prescribing: Challenges and Concerns
Andreas Stomby, Associate Professor, GP, Chair of SFAM (Swedish Association of General Practice)
12.10-12.30 Roundtable discussion including questions from the audience
Susanna Althini (moderator)
Speakers: Sam Everington, Hillevi Busch, Charlotte Osborn-Forde, Andreas Stomby
12:30-13.00 Lunch Break
Social Prescribing – How?
13.00-13.15 Social health collaboration - Swedish, European and Global Perspectives
Christian Altenius, Swedish National Network to Stop Involuntary loneliness.
13.15-13.30 Social prescribing and health-related social needs in Norway
Tobba Sudmann, Physiotherapist, Medical Sociologist, Professor of Public Health, Norway.
13.30-13.45 Social Prescribing and Civic Engagement: Green Space for cancer survivors
Joyce Kenkre Emerita, Professor of Primary Care, UK, Chair of WONCA Europe Special Interest Group on Social Prescribing and Community Orientation
13.45-13.55 What is a link worker? A Delphi study on social prescribing
Ferdinando Petrazzuoli GP, Associate Professor, Italy, Executive Board member, WONCA Europe Special Interest Group on Social Prescribing and Community Orientation.
13.55-14.10 Social Prescribing in different Healthcare Settings
Daniela Rojatz, PhD, Sociologist, Austrian National Public Health Institute
14.10-14.25 Implementation of Social Prescribing in Copenhagen, and the arts as a social prescription
Claus Rendtorff GP, Associate Professor, council member DK EQuiP, WONCA and
Millie Kealy-Jensen, Public Health Consultant, Denmark
14.25-14.40 Arts on prescription, examples of social prescription in Sweden, models and results
Paula Bergman, PhD, strategist, Region Jönköping County.
Anita Jensen, Associate Professor, process leader Region Skåne
14:40-14:55 Open plenary including questions from the audience
Margareta Kristenson Professor Emerita social and preventive medicine, Sweden (moderator)
Panelists: Joyce Kenkre, Daniela Rojatz, Caitlin Muhl, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Claus Rendtorff, Millie Kealy-Jensen, Paula Bergman, Anita Jensen
14.55-15.00 Closing Remarks & Farewell and upcoming conferences
Next conference: Hybrid conference from Jönköping, Sweden, 2–3 December 2026
Hans Thulesius, GP, senior professor general practice, Sweden