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About Us
We are a network of people who are connected by a shared belief in the potential of Social Prescribing as a force for good.
We believe Social Prescribing reduces health inequalities and improves wellbeing by targeting the social determinants of health.
Our purpose is to champion Social Prescribing so that it is valued, understood and sustained across the island of Ireland.
Everything we do as a network is underpinned by an agreed set of principles, these are;
- Member Driven
- Collaborative
- Cross sectoral
- All island approach
- Effective governance and transparency
- Focused on inequality and the social determinants of health
- Open to new ideas, models and approaches
Our Ambition
Our ambition is that Ireland is recognised as a world leader in Social Prescribing. This means:
There is a sustainable, mainstreamed funding model for Social Prescribing across the island of Ireland
There is a strong body of evidence in Ireland (North and South) to support the impact of Social Prescribing
The All Island Network is active, growing and adding value to Social Prescribing across Ireland
Social Prescribing projects across Ireland are supported to deliver quality services and achieve positive outcomes
Steering Group
The driving force behind the All Ireland Social Prescribing Network
Orla is a Project Manager working in the
Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme in
the Health Service Executive, Ireland. Orla
has a background in research, policy and
health promotion in the areas of childhood
obesity, food poverty, cancer screening,
mental health promotion and social
prescribing. Orla is centrally involved in
supporting the mainstreaming and integration
of social prescribing within the Irish Health
Service.
Orla Walsh
Project Manager - HSE
Social Prescribing Co-Ordinator with the DLR Social Prescribing Programme for Health & Wellbeing and representative of the Irish Social Prescribing Peer Network, thrives every day on supporting community members to link in with local supports and activities to improve their health, wellbeing and social connections. Lisa is very passionate about social prescribing and its future as well as peer support for practitioners.
Lisa Sieger-Jamison
Southside Partnership DLR & Irish Social Prescribing Peer Network
Jennifer is driven by a passion for ending health inequalities. She set up Elemental with Leeann Monk, to establish, scale and measure the impact of social prescribing, connecting people, building communities, and improving lives. Jennifer works every day on that mission, to spread the word about the social prescribing movement and demonstrate the uptake and impact.
Jennifer Neff
CEO - Elemental Identity Working Groupe
Dr David Robinson is a consultant physician in geriatric medicine at St James' Hospital and a senior clinical lecturer at Trinity College, Dublin. He helped create the Local Asset Mapping Project (LAMP), a community-generated online directory of services to improve health and wellbeing through social prescribing.
David Robinson
Consultant Physician - St James Hospital
SPRING Social Prescribing Regional Manager NI Leanne works at Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum in Derry where she has a lead role in the operational and strategic development of the SPRING Social Prescribing project. Leanne has a background in health improvement and in implementing programmes that address health inequalities within community settings. She has been involved in social prescribing since 2012 when the first pilot projects were established in Ireland.
Leanne McBrearty
SPRING Social Prescribing Regional Manager NI
Tony is Regional Coordinator with the Healthy Living Centre Alliance, a network of health and well being organisations in the north. He Chairs the Northwest Integrated Care Partnership and, as such, has been involved in a number of NI Government Workstreams i.e. Expanding Community Development Practice and the new Integrated Care Service. A published writer of memoir, Tony is Chair of the Bloody Sunday Trust in Derry and is a Member of the NI National lottery Community Fund.
Tony Doherty
Regional Coordinator - Healthy Living Cntre Alliance
Communication and Networking working group. Susan believes in the importance of designing policy, practice and services around the evidence on social need. She was involved in the development of the first Waterford Social Prescribing Service. Susan values partnership working and with the development of Social Prescribing in Ireland she has witnessed the power of working together.
Susan Scully
Health Promotion Officer, HSE, Waterford.
Roisin Ryder is a Community Development Worker managing community programmes and the Dublin 8 Social Prescribing Service in Fatima Groups United Family Resource Centre based in Rialto
Roisin Ryder
Community Dev Worker Fatima Groups United FRC
A graduate in Psychology from Queen’s University Belfast, Sinéad also holds a Master’s Degree in Health Psychology from The University of the West of England. Sinéad has worked within the health and care arena in Northern Ireland For 18 Years, holding service improvement and partnership working posts within both the voluntary and statutory sector. The past 8 years has been spent in the field of integrated care working on the establishment of Integrated Care Partnerships (ICPs) in the role of Regional Business manager for ICPs with the NI Health and Social Care Board. In the last number of years Social Prescribing as a tool for integrated care and to improve population health has also become a key part of my role.
Sinead Malone
Regional Business Manager - NI Health and Social Care Board
Emer McDaid works at the Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum as the new Regional Manager for SPRING Social Prescribing NI where she leads on strategic and operational development. Emer has a background in health development and improvement and has successfully led education and employment projects within the homeless sector that aim to break down barriers and tackle health, wellbeing and educational inequalities. Emer is passionate about promoting preventative measures for those that are vulnerable within communities, indicating her passion for her new and current role within the SPRING project.
Emer McDaid
Regional Manager - Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum
Deirdre Connolly is an Associate Professor, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Trinity College, Dublin. She is a researcher in social prescribing evaluating the impact of social prescribing on health and well-being of individuals with chronic diseases, multimorbidity and people living with and beyond cancer. Contact Deirdre if you are interested in joining the AISPN Research & Evaluation working group connoldm@tcd.ie
Deirdre Connolly
Associate Professor, Discipline of Occupational Therapy Trinity College, Dublin
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