Robin Asquith: Report published

2016 Scholar, Robin Asquith’s report is now available on the Nuffield International website. Below is the executive summary of his report, titled:‘The role UK agriculture can play in delivering social care.’

Objective of the study tour: 

·         Investigate the role UK agriculture can play in the delivery of social care and mental health provision through the use of Care Farms and social prescriptions.

Messages:

·         UK agriculture can help deliver social care

·         Awareness of the Green Care Sector needs increasing in order for more people to benefit

·         Principles of Social Farming can be applied to other sectors

·         There needs to be greater evidence of the socio-economic benefits social farms bring to communities

·         Social farms don’t have all the answers but do have a role to play

·         Recognition and support from Central Government and the NHS are key to the large-scale support of the sector and individuals

·         Social farms are good connecting agents – enabling people to reintegrate in society

·         Quality assurance and accreditation of social farms and other green care providers by a single national body could increase the number and quality of social farms in the UK

 See Robin’s report at:

 http://nuffieldinternational.org/live/