Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 14
8th Report – Healthy Ageing: physical activity in an ageing society
Published 22 May 2026
Addressed to Department of Health and Social Care
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
We were disappointed to hear of the reduced support that NHS England is providing for social prescribing. This is directly impacting on the quality of related training and development for link workers. As part of the ongoing merger between NHS England and the Department, we recommend that the Department review and strengthen the support it provides for social prescribing. This should include ensuring the National Academy for Social Prescribing has the resources it needs to continue promoting best practice, supporting workforce development and acting as a national centre of expertise. (Recommendation, Paragraph 49)
From: Health and Social Care Committee, 8th Report – Healthy Ageing: physical activity in an ageing society (HC 1180), 22 May 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 22 July 2026, 102 days ago.