Global Social Prescribing Alliance
Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA)
The current healthcare system focuses on sick care, treating illness rather than preventing it. The Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) promotes a broader approach—recognizing that wellbeing extends beyond medicine.
The Global Social Prescribing Alliance affirms three core aims:
- Fostering a Global Community of Practice – Connecting and supporting members to strengthen their work and share learning.
- Advancing the Spread and Adoption of Social Prescribing – Promoting the integration and effective implementation of social prescribing in health systems worldwide.
- Championing the International Evidence Collaborative – Driving the generation, coordination, and sharing of global evidence to inform best practice and policy.
Our Vision & Mission
Vision: Thriving communities driving a social revolution in health and wellbeing.
Mission: Advancing social prescribing globally through collaboration, innovation, and advocacy, aligned with UN SDG 3 (Good Health & Wellbeing).
Key Principles
1️⃣ Redefining Health & Wellbeing – Shaping a universal narrative that prioritizes sustainable, high-value healthcare.
2️⃣ Clinical Leadership – Building a global network of healthcare champions to drive change.
3️⃣ Community Development – Partnering with financial institutions & governments to invest in impactful health solutions.
4️⃣ Building Blocks of Social Prescribing – Focusing on Arts, Nature, Exercise, and Knowledge for holistic health.
5️⃣ Workforce Solutions – Addressing the global healthcare workforce shortfall while creating meaningful jobs.
6️⃣ Digital Innovation – Empowering patients through technology, shared decision-making, and goal-oriented care.
Our Impact
- Launched in 2021 by the UK Secretary of State for Health.
- Global Playbook for social prescribing, training, and international knowledge-sharing.
- 30+ countries represented.
How We Support Change
✔ Hosting global events, roundtables & webinars.
✔ Providing expert advice on social prescribing & health innovation.
✔ Delivering training & development programs.
✔ Offering consultancy & investment opportunities in health initiatives.
💡 GSPA is creating a sustainable health model—improving wellbeing while generating meaningful jobs at scale.
— Gareth Presch, CEO, GSPA
Join us for the Global Social Prescribing Summit 2025!
Email: gareth@whis.world for more details.
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Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA)
Background
In 2021, the UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care launched the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA). The Alliance was established to champion a global shift toward prevention-focused, person-centered healthcare.
Rooted in the belief that wellbeing is shaped by far more than clinical interventions, the GSPA brings together health leaders, policymakers, academics, and community organizations to scale social prescribing internationally.
Our Philosophy
As a membership organisation, the Global Social Prescribing Alliance (GSPA) brings global communities together to transform healthcare through social prescribing and create inclusive economic opportunities that leave no one behind.
Mission
Empower people to take control of their own health and wellbeing through social prescribing.
Vision
To deliver health and wellbeing for all through integrated, community-led solutions.
PROBLEM
Most healthcare systems today remain focused on treating illness rather than preventing it. This reactive “sick-care” approach often neglects the wider social, emotional, and environmental factors that influence health.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed deep-rooted health inequalities (related to gender, race, disability, and socioeconomic status), and highlighted the fragility of global health systems. Now, more than ever, there is a need for proactive, community-based approaches.
SOLUTION
GSPA is a global platform that connects patients, clinicians, community organisations, educators, policymakers, and the private sector to
implement social prescribing as a model for prevention, self-care, and holistic wellbeing.
By shifting the focus from illness to wellness, the Global Social Prescribing Alliance empowers people at every
stage of life — from childhood to old age — to manage their own physical, mental, and social health.
We are changing the way people think about their health by:
- Enabling personalised care through community connections.
- Providing access to non-clinical support (e.g., arts, culture, nature, volunteering, physical activity).
- Building sustainable ecosystems that reduce pressure on overstretched healthcare services.
We support people and communities to co-design local solutions that improve health and wellbeing while addressing the wider determinants of health.
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Membership Packages
Members support the network by investing in its growth and impact,
gaining access to valuable connections and resources.
Voluntary Sector and Charitable Organisations (Complimentary)
Ideal for grassroots and local organisations involved in health, wellbeing, or social prescribing.
- Visibility via our news & social media
- Access to members’ marketplace
- Feature your organisation in our monthly news & events calendar
- Potential to grow your audience via our editorial coverage
- Access to GSPA events and webinars
- Discounted or priority tickets for selected events
- Sponsorship opportunities at GSPA events
- Support to embed social prescribing into your services
- Access to intelligence resources (research, tools, best practices)
- GSPA as a partner for your projects (communication, dissemination, evaluation)
- Access to funding, collaboration, and partnership opportunities
*Subject to availability and T&Cs