About the Conference

Connecting Communities North and South will bring practitioners, service planners, academics and beneficiaries together to explore the many positives and current challenges and identify practical, actionable solutions to support the continued advancement of Social Prescribing, with a focus on evaluation methods and tools, programme evidence, cost-effectiveness, and social return on investment. 

 

Purpose:​

We are motivated to come together to share and to build strategies for action, framed by our mutual interests to impact policy and practice.

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​Aim:

The overarching aim of this conference is to nurture the growth, quality, and positive impact of social prescribing across the island. This event will bring together key stakeholders to share learning, celebrate progress, and identify opportunities for future development.

Objectives:

• Provide an overview of the current social prescribing landscape and its continued evolution;

• Celebrate and showcase impactful success stories arising from social prescribing practice;

• Explore emerging and specialist areas of practice, including with a view to scalability and broader application;

• Examine issues of equity and inclusion within social prescribing, with particular attention to populations who are under-referred or under-represented, including marginalised and hard-to-reach groups;

• Share some of the latest Irish and international insights from research, evaluation, and evidence-informed practice. 

• Facilitate discussion on the current context and future opportunities for social prescribing with and for children and young people.

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This conference is intended for:

• Social Prescribing Practitioners

• Beneficiaries 

• Health Care Professionals

• Policy Makers/Influencers

• Community Leaders

• Social Prescribing Champions

• Service Planners

• Senior Health Service Personnel

• Academics/Researchers

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Please be aware we have a limit of 130 delegate spaces.​

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Location:
Venue: Fairways Hotel

Telephone: + 353 42 934 3910

Address: Dublin Road, Haggardstown, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland, Eircode: A91 E6KC

Website: https://www.fairwayshotel.ie/

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About the Venue: ​

• Ideally located at the midway point between Dublin and Belfast, in Dundalk, County Louth.

• Just minutes off the M1, on the Old Dublin Road (R132). 

• Accessible via train. Dundalk’s train station, Demesne, is a 10 minute taxi from Fairways Hotel. 

• There is free car parking and electric car charging points. Fairways Hotel Dundalk - Google Maps

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Accommodation:​

The Fairways Hotel has reserved a limited number of rooms at a special rate for conference delegates requiring accommodation. Full details will be provided in your booking confirmation email.

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Important: Please be aware all accommodation arrangements are the responsibility of individual delegates or their respective organisations. AISPN will not accept responsibility for or engage in the booking, management, or payment of accommodation for conference attendees.

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