Siân, is the Chair of the National Social Prescribing Network, hosted by the College of Medicine and a freelance consultant who between 2018 – 2022 supported the East of England Regional NHS Social Prescribing in the development and embedding of evidence based, high quality and safe social prescribing. She is also a national social prescribing Level 3 tutor. Sian is passionate about asset-based approaches to community health and well-being and driving culture change to support people to achieve good health & well-being.

Siân has facilitated development of whole system collaborative models of social prescribing across the country as well as supporting development of key national guidance for social prescribing including the national competency framework and supervision support for Link Workers.

Siân worked for 15 years in local NHS commissioning, rooted in public health and health improvement.  During this time, she has acquired local expertise and knowledge in the voluntary and community sector and health creation. Siân's career golden thread is developing partnership working and collaboration across local systems.  Sian is trained in quality improvement methodology and uses these skills to support transformational change in organisations.

She is the co-author of a recently validated BSc in Health, Wellbeing & Community from Writtle University College which embodies the non-medical, community focused, preventative, salutogenic approach to positive health creation.

Siân lives in Essex and enjoys walking in nature, qigong, yoga and photography and has recently qualified as an accredited health coach. Siân lives in Essex with her husband and teenage children and enjoys travel and photography.

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