In this episode we speak to Northumberland clinical commissioning Manager, Tara Twigg-Robson and strategic lead for Northumberland Communities Together and poverty lead for Northumberland County Council, Emma Richardson, about how the VCSE and the health and care system are working together.

Health trainer, Justine Bowey, talks about who health trainers are making a difference to people’s lives in Northumberland. Justine started working with the integrated wellbeing service when she left school ten years ago. Since then, Justine has completed a two year apprenticeship in health before successfully gaining a Health Trainer post for five years before becoming Senior Health Trainer for the team.

We talk to Alex Hall, social prescriber for Valens Medical Partnership. He talks about what social prescribing, is why he got into this line of work and how it supports patients and GPs in Northumberland.

We talk to medical director and Ponteland GP Dr Robin Hudson about what Population Health Management means for people in Northumberland.