Exploring how loneliness affects people living with chronic pain, and what role community‑based and nature‑based social prescribing might play in improving connection, wellbeing, and self‑management

Aiming to gain understanding of:

• barriers and facilitators to accessing green/blue space and community‑based support
• variations in current nature‑based social prescribing activity across BNSSG
• where inequalities in access and benefit may arise
• what stakeholders view as priority areas for future research.

Funding

NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB Research Capability Funding.

Who is leading the research?

This research is led by Dr Sofie Martin.

Further information

For more information or to get involved with this project, email bnssg.research@nhs.net.