Ways to Wellness
@waystowellness.org.uk
We transform ideas into practical action by facilitating cross-sector collaborations that test healthcare interventions. From quick prototypes to longer term pilots, we are tackling health inequalities together.
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🎉 Honoured to be part of TAPER2 that won the ‘Partnership Working’ award at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards!
Find out how collaboration can deliver real improvements for patients & healthcare: www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...
Find out how collaboration can deliver real improvements for patients & healthcare: www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...
Ways to Wellness rewarded for its ‘Partnership Working’ at the Newcastle Hospitals Celebrating Excellence Awards — Ways to Wellness
The TAPER2 team were honoured to receive the Partnership Working award at the recent Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ’s annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, in recognition of…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🎉 Honoured to be part of TAPER2 that won the ‘Partnership Working’ award at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards!
Find out how collaboration can deliver real improvements for patients & healthcare: www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...
Find out how collaboration can deliver real improvements for patients & healthcare: www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...
🎬 Join us this Thursday at @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social, Cumbria, for a special screening of ‘See the Whole of Me’ animation and exhibition - inspired by the #maternity experiences of a diverse group of Cumbrian mums.
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Happy Mums Foundation 'See the Whole of Me' Film Screening - Tullie - Museum & Art Gallery
Happy Mums Foundation ‘See the Whole of Me’ Film screening Happy Mums Foundation invite you to see the first public...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🎬 Join us this Thursday at @tulliecarlisle.bsky.social, Cumbria, for a special screening of ‘See the Whole of Me’ animation and exhibition - inspired by the #maternity experiences of a diverse group of Cumbrian mums.
tullie.org.uk/events/happy...
tullie.org.uk/events/happy...
As we nearly come to the end of #TrusteesWeek, we’re highlighting the depth of #VCSE experience our trustees bring to the table.
At Ways to Wellness, we know how vital the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is in keeping people well and reducing #HealthInequalities.
At Ways to Wellness, we know how vital the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is in keeping people well and reducing #HealthInequalities.
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
As we nearly come to the end of #TrusteesWeek, we’re highlighting the depth of #VCSE experience our trustees bring to the table.
At Ways to Wellness, we know how vital the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is in keeping people well and reducing #HealthInequalities.
At Ways to Wellness, we know how vital the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector is in keeping people well and reducing #HealthInequalities.
Great to hear recognition that roles like care navigators, care coordinators, link workers and social prescribers have a key role to play in supporting those who struggle with the system, so they are able to access the care they require
#SocialPrescribing
#SocialPrescribing
Our CEO Sandra Mitchell-Phillips has looked forward to this session on shifting the public debate on social care.
People with long-term conditions often have interactions with social care as well as #healthcare - how do we encourage joined up working to better support patient needs?
#SocialCare
People with long-term conditions often have interactions with social care as well as #healthcare - how do we encourage joined up working to better support patient needs?
#SocialCare
Great to be at The King's Fund conf on courage, honesty & the future of #healthcare
This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system
This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Great to hear recognition that roles like care navigators, care coordinators, link workers and social prescribers have a key role to play in supporting those who struggle with the system, so they are able to access the care they require
#SocialPrescribing
#SocialPrescribing
Our CEO Sandra Mitchell-Phillips has looked forward to this session on shifting the public debate on social care.
People with long-term conditions often have interactions with social care as well as #healthcare - how do we encourage joined up working to better support patient needs?
#SocialCare
People with long-term conditions often have interactions with social care as well as #healthcare - how do we encourage joined up working to better support patient needs?
#SocialCare
Great to be at The King's Fund conf on courage, honesty & the future of #healthcare
This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system
This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Our CEO Sandra Mitchell-Phillips has looked forward to this session on shifting the public debate on social care.
People with long-term conditions often have interactions with social care as well as #healthcare - how do we encourage joined up working to better support patient needs?
#SocialCare
People with long-term conditions often have interactions with social care as well as #healthcare - how do we encourage joined up working to better support patient needs?
#SocialCare
Great to be at The King's Fund conf on courage, honesty & the future of #healthcare
This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system
This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Great to be at The King's Fund conf on courage, honesty & the future of #healthcare
This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system
This panel looked at creating a system responsive to need given the impact of #poverty. Well thought out #policy can change outcomes for good but admin is crucial; patients can feel let down navigating the system
Read our latest blog post by Head of Implementation @angbroadbridge.bsky.social to understand the factors beyond technology that are central to #innovation at Ways to Wellness - www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/in...
#Creativity #Collaboration #Coproduction #ParticipatoryResearch
#Creativity #Collaboration #Coproduction #ParticipatoryResearch
Innovation beyond technology: how creativity and collaboration drive better health outcomes — Ways to Wellness
The term innovation is used a lot when talking about health these days. Frequently coupled with digital and the evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI), it is often viewed only through a technical l...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Read our latest blog post by Head of Implementation @angbroadbridge.bsky.social to understand the factors beyond technology that are central to #innovation at Ways to Wellness - www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/in...
#Creativity #Collaboration #Coproduction #ParticipatoryResearch
#Creativity #Collaboration #Coproduction #ParticipatoryResearch
It’s Trustees’ Week, and at Ways to Wellness, we are fortunate to have a board with a breadth of healthcare expertise.
Their valuable and extensive knowledge of #healthcare strengthens all our pilots and prototypes, so we make a real difference for the people & systems we serve
Their valuable and extensive knowledge of #healthcare strengthens all our pilots and prototypes, so we make a real difference for the people & systems we serve
November 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It’s Trustees’ Week, and at Ways to Wellness, we are fortunate to have a board with a breadth of healthcare expertise.
Their valuable and extensive knowledge of #healthcare strengthens all our pilots and prototypes, so we make a real difference for the people & systems we serve
Their valuable and extensive knowledge of #healthcare strengthens all our pilots and prototypes, so we make a real difference for the people & systems we serve
We’re at the Neighbours Matter workshop this afternoon. Barbara Slasor, Community Development Lead, Gaunless Gateway Big Local, says: “Voluntary doesn’t mean amateur. It’s ok to try and fail because failure teaches us more than fear ever will.”
October 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We’re at the Neighbours Matter workshop this afternoon. Barbara Slasor, Community Development Lead, Gaunless Gateway Big Local, says: “Voluntary doesn’t mean amateur. It’s ok to try and fail because failure teaches us more than fear ever will.”
We’re at the Connecting Communities Summit at the Glasshouse today. We’re kicking off with a keynote from Hilary Armstrong, Chair of @iconeighbours.bsky.social. She said: "The cost of not dealing with industrial decline is enormous." Neighbourhoods can give people opportunity, hope and aspiration.
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We’re at the Connecting Communities Summit at the Glasshouse today. We’re kicking off with a keynote from Hilary Armstrong, Chair of @iconeighbours.bsky.social. She said: "The cost of not dealing with industrial decline is enormous." Neighbourhoods can give people opportunity, hope and aspiration.
This year we became a National Databank Hub! Our link workers can now issue SIM cards to the most vulnerable individuals they are working with, helping improve that community access that is so vital to our quality of life. #GetOnlineWeek
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Ways to Wellness becomes National Databank Hub — Ways to Wellness
Internet access is vital in our lives, whether for work or staying in touch with friends and family. Yet, two million households lack home internet, and 2.4 million can’t afford a mobile phone. …
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October 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
This year we became a National Databank Hub! Our link workers can now issue SIM cards to the most vulnerable individuals they are working with, helping improve that community access that is so vital to our quality of life. #GetOnlineWeek
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🏆 We won! We’re so proud to be part of TAPER2 - opioid deprescribing in socially deprived patients waiting elective surgery.
TAPER2 won the Partnership Working category in the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025!
TAPER2 won the Partnership Working category in the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025!
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🏆 We won! We’re so proud to be part of TAPER2 - opioid deprescribing in socially deprived patients waiting elective surgery.
TAPER2 won the Partnership Working category in the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025!
TAPER2 won the Partnership Working category in the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025!
🏆 We want to wish everyone good luck at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025.
We’re so proud that 'TAPER2 - opioid deprescribing in socially deprived patients waiting elective surgery' has been nominated in the 'Partnership working' category.
We’re so proud that 'TAPER2 - opioid deprescribing in socially deprived patients waiting elective surgery' has been nominated in the 'Partnership working' category.
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🏆 We want to wish everyone good luck at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025.
We’re so proud that 'TAPER2 - opioid deprescribing in socially deprived patients waiting elective surgery' has been nominated in the 'Partnership working' category.
We’re so proud that 'TAPER2 - opioid deprescribing in socially deprived patients waiting elective surgery' has been nominated in the 'Partnership working' category.
🎉 Join us in wishing our Head of Finance, Mike Bareham, a very happy retirement!
Mike is one of our longest-standing members of staff, having joined Ways to Wellness six years ago. We will be sad to see him go.
Mike is one of our longest-standing members of staff, having joined Ways to Wellness six years ago. We will be sad to see him go.
October 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🎉 Join us in wishing our Head of Finance, Mike Bareham, a very happy retirement!
Mike is one of our longest-standing members of staff, having joined Ways to Wellness six years ago. We will be sad to see him go.
Mike is one of our longest-standing members of staff, having joined Ways to Wellness six years ago. We will be sad to see him go.
In our latest #blog post, we review a recent bootcamp we supported at @nicd-uk.bsky.social, giving @newcastleuni.bsky.social graduate trainees a real-world #data challenge to tackle
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#HealthInnovation #DataDrivenHealthcare
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#HealthInnovation #DataDrivenHealthcare
Harnessing data in health innovation: thoughts from our recent bootcamp — Ways to Wellness
As a data-driven organisation, Ways to Wellness has been looking at new digital and technological solutions to ensure the information we capture helps with health system innovation, by fully demonst...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In our latest #blog post, we review a recent bootcamp we supported at @nicd-uk.bsky.social, giving @newcastleuni.bsky.social graduate trainees a real-world #data challenge to tackle
www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...
#HealthInnovation #DataDrivenHealthcare
www.waystowellness.org.uk/newsblogs/wa...
#HealthInnovation #DataDrivenHealthcare
We're at #HENConf2025 where Prof Sir Michael Marmot (left) opened proceedings before handing over to #Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotherham (bottom) to explain progress towards the city becoming the UK's 1st #Marmot Combined Authority
And Lord John Bird gave a personal account of being born into poverty
And Lord John Bird gave a personal account of being born into poverty
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We're at #HENConf2025 where Prof Sir Michael Marmot (left) opened proceedings before handing over to #Liverpool Mayor Steve Rotherham (bottom) to explain progress towards the city becoming the UK's 1st #Marmot Combined Authority
And Lord John Bird gave a personal account of being born into poverty
And Lord John Bird gave a personal account of being born into poverty
Great to attend the ‘Shaping the Future of Social Prescribing across the North East & North Cumbria’ Summit yesterday, with many enthusiastic participants in the #SocialPrescribing sector across the region.
Lots of interesting discussions around: using research and data, and how to measure impact.
Lots of interesting discussions around: using research and data, and how to measure impact.
October 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Great to attend the ‘Shaping the Future of Social Prescribing across the North East & North Cumbria’ Summit yesterday, with many enthusiastic participants in the #SocialPrescribing sector across the region.
Lots of interesting discussions around: using research and data, and how to measure impact.
Lots of interesting discussions around: using research and data, and how to measure impact.
We're fortunate our Chair Dr Guy Pilkington is in the latest Chats with Changemakers podcast - talking about the perseverance and courage it takes to lead #change and remain steadfast in your mission
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October 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We're fortunate our Chair Dr Guy Pilkington is in the latest Chats with Changemakers podcast - talking about the perseverance and courage it takes to lead #change and remain steadfast in your mission
YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1GESZil...
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1GESZil...
It’s wonderful to hear from @angbroadbridge.bsky.social in the 🍂 Autumn edition of Juno magazine.
She was featured in their ‘my life, my way’ section, talking about how we can redesign #MaternalMentalHealth support for young mothers.
Pick up a copy ➡️ junomagazine.com
She was featured in their ‘my life, my way’ section, talking about how we can redesign #MaternalMentalHealth support for young mothers.
Pick up a copy ➡️ junomagazine.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It’s wonderful to hear from @angbroadbridge.bsky.social in the 🍂 Autumn edition of Juno magazine.
She was featured in their ‘my life, my way’ section, talking about how we can redesign #MaternalMentalHealth support for young mothers.
Pick up a copy ➡️ junomagazine.com
She was featured in their ‘my life, my way’ section, talking about how we can redesign #MaternalMentalHealth support for young mothers.
Pick up a copy ➡️ junomagazine.com
Tom Riordan is 2nd permanent secretary at the Department of Health & Social Care & is focusing on effective partnership for NHS #productivity
He said historically the #NHS hasn't been as good as orgs such as local authorities, that are more used to the approach, at stopping things that don’t work
He said historically the #NHS hasn't been as good as orgs such as local authorities, that are more used to the approach, at stopping things that don’t work
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Tom Riordan is 2nd permanent secretary at the Department of Health & Social Care & is focusing on effective partnership for NHS #productivity
He said historically the #NHS hasn't been as good as orgs such as local authorities, that are more used to the approach, at stopping things that don’t work
He said historically the #NHS hasn't been as good as orgs such as local authorities, that are more used to the approach, at stopping things that don’t work
Happening now!
Don’t forget to join us next week on 1 October for the Pain Community of Practice meeting exploring TAPER2: Deep end project to support reduction of Opioid and Gabapentinoid prescribing.
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Pain Community of Practice North East and North Cumbria - TAPER2
TAPER2: Deep end project to support reduction of Opioid and Gabapentinoid prescribing.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Happening now!
Dr Nisha Sharna from Leeds Teaching Hospitals talking about how data needs to be joined up.
We have systems for recording patient info but they don’t talk to each other effectively. Patients will often be unaware clinicians don't have access to every system.
Sharing data will create efficiencies
We have systems for recording patient info but they don’t talk to each other effectively. Patients will often be unaware clinicians don't have access to every system.
Sharing data will create efficiencies
October 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Dr Nisha Sharna from Leeds Teaching Hospitals talking about how data needs to be joined up.
We have systems for recording patient info but they don’t talk to each other effectively. Patients will often be unaware clinicians don't have access to every system.
Sharing data will create efficiencies
We have systems for recording patient info but they don’t talk to each other effectively. Patients will often be unaware clinicians don't have access to every system.
Sharing data will create efficiencies
Sam Allen from the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is now taking part in a panel discussion on developing effective NHS partnerships with industry, for which she feels we need to unlock optimism, simplify rules and be more flexible to work better together
October 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Sam Allen from the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is now taking part in a panel discussion on developing effective NHS partnerships with industry, for which she feels we need to unlock optimism, simplify rules and be more flexible to work better together
At the #HealthInnovation North event in #Leeds where Jim Mackey @NHSEngland CEO recognised the likely overwhelm felt across the NHS, stating there's a way to go but the 10yr plan will restore public confidence. Planning guidance on its way to enable better daily delivery to build for the future
October 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
At the #HealthInnovation North event in #Leeds where Jim Mackey @NHSEngland CEO recognised the likely overwhelm felt across the NHS, stating there's a way to go but the 10yr plan will restore public confidence. Planning guidance on its way to enable better daily delivery to build for the future
🥳 We’ve been blown away by the incredible work from the National Innovation Centre for Data trainees from the Data Innovation Bootcamp. In five days, they developed three practical and realistic ways to unlock the value in Ways to Wellness patient data, which we’re excited to explore further.
October 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🥳 We’ve been blown away by the incredible work from the National Innovation Centre for Data trainees from the Data Innovation Bootcamp. In five days, they developed three practical and realistic ways to unlock the value in Ways to Wellness patient data, which we’re excited to explore further.