Cormac Russell is a globally recognized advocate for community-led development and citizen empowerment. He is the Founding Director of Nurture Development and a faculty member of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute at DePaul University in Chicago. Here, he writes about the power of community to transform lives in the Social Prescribing Network's latest Guest Blog Series... The post The True Prescription? Cormac Russell: ‘It’s time we unleashed the power of our neighbour...| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
Join highly acclaimed healthcare professionals in presenting the latest evidence-based research and case studies at five cutting-edge conferences taking place alongside an international exhibition and a programme of CPD approved workshops.| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
September sees the UK’s very first conference dedicated to the microbiome and our gut health. On September 23rd, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will officially open the Inside Out festival, which takes place in East London’s Paternoster Square, by unveiling a giant, inflatable gut that shows exactly what’s going on in one of the most important parts of our bodies. The post Giant inflatable gut to go on display at London’s first UK festival dedicated to the microbiome and gut he...| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
Professor Sir Sam Everington, who is co-Chair of the College of Medicine alongside Dr Michael Dixon, has been appointed as a non-executive director on NHS England’s board. Sir Sam, who is currently honorary vice president of the British Medical Association, became our co-Chair earlier this year. His new role will take effect immediately. A GP| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
An article on the front page of the Sunday Express this weekend highlighted the UK's increasing addiction to ultraprocessed and industrially-made foods, saying we're in danger of being the 'fattest in country in Europe' by 2030. September will see a panel of leading healthcare professionals meet in London at The International Food Addiction and Comorbidities| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
The College of Medicine’s Self Care Lead, Simon Mills, is the latest guest on the hugely successful Diary of a CEO podcast. Interviewed by Dragons’ Den star and entrepreneur Steven Bartlett, Simon, who’s been a herbal practitioner for 50 years,… The post Simon Mills appears on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast first appeared on College of Medicine and Integrated Health.| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
At the end of July, the College of Medicine held its Annual Meeting 2025. Here, in full, is the Co-Chair’s Report, written by Dr Michael Dixon and Sir Sam Everington (pictured left and right, respectively above)… Dear College of Medicine… The post College of Medicine – Annual Meeting 2025 first appeared on College of Medicine and Integrated Health.| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
Five minutes with: Alyson McGregor MBE In the latest Social Prescribing Network's Connecting Conversations series, Chair Sian Brand sits down with Alyson McGregor MBE, founder and National Director of Altogether Better, an NHS national network organisation that pioneers Collaborative Practice to transform the relationship between citizens and services.With over 30 years of experience across the public, private,| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
Dr Simon Opher, Chair of the Beyond Pills APPG, has been a GP for 30 years and is also Labour MP for Stroud. In an recent article for London’s Evening Standard newspaper, Dr Opher warns of how the medical profession… The post MP Simon Opher warns on reality of anti-depressants withdrawal first appeared on College of Medicine and Integrated Health.| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
Mehbooba, who suffers with depression, shares how swimming has helped ease her Fibromyalgia symptoms and also discusses the community of friends she has met with whom she swims all year round...| College of Medicine and Integrated Health
The College of Medicine is driving a project in communities across the UK to tackle food poverty. This week sees the re-launch of the 'Eatwell Community’ model, once part of the National Food Strategy, in three UK towns and cities; Cambridge, Daventry and Padiham, near Burnley. The replicable blueprint for healthier communities aims to reduce| College of Medicine and Integrated Health