by Russell Todd | 9 Feb, 2019 | Uncategorized
With news that NHS England is to create an ‘army’ of social prescribing link workers it is paramount that community development (CD) is at the heart of the concept. The Kings’ Fund says that social prescribing: “enables GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals...
by Russell Todd | 6 Dec, 2017 | Uncategorized
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of visiting Llanelli in Carmarthenshire to catch up with an old acquaintance and left so enthused at how community development is supporting grassroots collective action. Community Development practice slowly leached out of the...
by Russell Todd | 16 Jul, 2017 | Uncategorized
Tackling Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) is prominent on the policy agenda in Wales and indicates a desire to intervene early in order to save later. But will policy conservatism elsewhere undermine the laudable efforts to invest in future generations? When the...
