Prof Helen Chatterjee is part of a core team of academics responsible for building the evidence base to support the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP). Social prescribing is the referral by healthcare professionals to community sources of support. As part of the commission, the team has produced a series of evidence reviews for Natural England and NASP (see right). Learn more @NASP website
Recent evidence reviews
Polley, M., Seers, H., Toye, O., Henkin, T., Waterson, H., Bertotti, M. & Chatterjee, H.J. (2023). Building the economic evidence case for social prescribing. London: National Academy for Social Prescribing. Available at: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/building-the-economic-case-for-social-prescribing/
Polley M., Sabey A., Seers, H., & Chatterjee H.J. (2023) Supporting the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector to evaluate social prescribing. London: National Academy for Social Prescribing. Available at: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/vcfse/
Seers, H., Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.J. (2022) Connection to Nature Evidence Information Note EIN068. Natural England. Available at: https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5777215462834176
Seers, H., Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.J. (2022) Links between natural environments and mental health Evidence Information Note EIN065. Natural England. Available at: https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/4973580642418688
Seers, H., Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.J. (2022) Links between natural environments and physical health Evidence Information Note EIN066. Natural England. Available at https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6416203718590464
Seers, H., Mughal, R. & Chatterjee, H.J. (2022) How the natural environment can support children and young people Evidence Information Note EIN067. Natural England. Available at https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6705674179575808
Sabey A., Seers H., Chatterjee H.J. & Polley M. (2022) How can social prescribing support older people in poverty? A rapid scoping review of interventions. National Academy for Social Prescribing. Available at: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/older-people/
Mughal R., Polley M., Sabey A. & Chatterjee H.J. (2022) How Arts, Heritage and Culture can support health and wellbeing through social prescribing. National Academy for Social Prescribing. Available at: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/arts-culture-and-creativity/
Kitmitto L., Mughal R., Polley M. & Chatterjee H. J. (2022) How social welfare legal and financial issues affect health and wellbeing: the role of social prescribing. National Academy for Social Prescribing. Available at: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/financial-social-and-legal-social-prescribing/
Mughal R., Seers H., Polley M., Sabey A. & Chatterjee H.J. (2022) How the natural environment can support health and wellbeing through social prescribing. National Academy for Social Prescribing. Available at: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/nature/