Anna Basu

Clinical Senior Lecturer and honorary consultant paediatric neurologist. Loves: neurology, early intervention, sourdough baking & running. Own views expressed.

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

An absolute privilege to be talking at a round table event on early intervention for infants at high risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes - at the
House of Lords with the EI SMART team. This felt hopeful. ⁦@UniofNewcastle⁩ ⁦@NewcastleHosps⁩ ⁦

[The National Academy for Social Prescribing @NASPTweets]

#ThrowbackThursday to Social Prescribing Day 🎉

One week on, we’re still reflecting on launching our WHO Collaborating Centre in Parliament with partners from across the UK and beyond.

💡 Read our thoughts and reflections: https://t.co/yWR71OdgJG

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

@NCL_medscience @TIME Congratulations Professor McFarland! Newcastle paediatric neurology team are proud by association!!!

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

Social prescribing for children and young people - National Academy for Social Prescribing | NASP
Proud to have our SPACE CYP Pilot as one of the case studies in this flip book! ⁦@ways2wellnessUK⁩ ⁦⁦@UniofNewcastle⁩ ⁦@NuTHResearch⁩ https://t.co/ui1ccWgQAY

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

Social prescribing for children and young people ⁦@NASPTweets⁩ :
Proud that SPACE CYP is included in this wonderful case study flip book! ⁦@UniofNewcastle⁩ ⁦@NIHRresearch⁩ ⁦@NIHR_ARC_NENC⁩ ⁦@GreatNorthCH⁩ ⁦@NHSuk⁩ https://t.co/ui1ccWgQAY

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

Congratulations Eleanora Bieber on your paper and thanks for taking the Tyneside pegboard test on tour!
Journal of Clinical Psychology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/zjETqELcjL
@NCL_medscience @GreatNorthCH @theRCOT @TheAPCP

[Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences @NCL_medscience]

🆕Find out in our latest blog, how a pioneering social prescribing project is helping families of children with complex needs with invaluable practical and emotional support.

https://t.co/go7X8IbzxF

#WeAreNCL #WeAreFMS

[Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health @acamh]

👏 Congratulations to all nominees shortlisted for an ACAMH Award 2025 – a prestigious recognition of impact and innovation.

Be part of the celebration! Our Ceremony is free, online, and open to all.
Register here: https://t.co/eqMkCU69RA

#ACAMHawards2025

[Ways to Wellness @ways2wellnessUK]

We’re delighted that @newcastleuni have shone a spotlight on the SPACE Pilot in their From Newcastle blog 🌟

SPACE Pilot is a collaboration between Newcastle University, Ways to Wellness and the Great North Children’s Hospital.

https://t.co/CepKC69Iu5

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

Prof Greta Defeyter at Great North Paediatric Conference on food insecurity- made two critical points. Firstly, signposting is not enough (I can’t agree more!), and secondly it’s the whole family that needs supporting to help the child. That’s the integration we need. #GNPC

[Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health @acamh]

🎉 It is our pleasure to announce the shortlist of nominees for the #ACAMHawards2025! 🎉

Congratulations to the Eric Taylor ‘Translational Research Into Practice’ shortlist nominees: @AnnaBasu1, @Cathy_Creswell, @Professordaley1, Dr. Hanni Flaherty, @CharlesHulme8. https://t.co/c7ZL2McRZX

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

This is a very proud moment, to be shortlisted for an international award. Thank you ⁦@acamh⁩ for valuing the translational work I do. ⁦@UniofNewcastle⁩ ⁦@GreatNorthCH⁩ ⁦@BPNA_org⁩ ⁦@ways2wellnessUK⁩ ⁦@NIHR_ARC_NENC⁩ ⁦@Newcastle_NHS⁩

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

@GreatNorthCH @UniofNewcastle @NewcastleHosps @NASPTweets @NENC_NHS @DavidGall64 @ChildrensComm @RCPCHtweets @BACD_tweets @BPNA_org @EACDtweet @Newcastle_NHS @NHSCharities @action_cp @DrAngelaBate @mandowatson

[NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria @NIHR_ARC_NENC]

Fantastic to see our evaluation of the SPACE pilot - which offers hospital-based social prescribing for children & their families, highlighted in the latest annual report from @NIHRresearch. Every £1 spent on the scheme returned £2.75 in benefits.

@AnnaBasu1 @ways2wellnessUK

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

Spreading the word at international conf. about SPACE CYP hospital initiated social prescribing for children with chronic complex needs: minisymposium & oral poster ⁦@EACD2025⁩ ⁦@ways2wellnessUK⁩ ⁦@NHSCharities⁩ ⁦@NIHR_ARC_NENC⁩ ⁦@NewcastleHosps⁩

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

So pleased to have run this minisymposium on social prescribing for children with neurodisabilities #EACD2025 talking about our SPACE CYP project and hearing about EPIC-CP. ⁦@UniofNewcastle⁩ ⁦@GreatNorthCH⁩ ⁦@BPNA_org⁩ ⁦@EACD2025⁩ ⁦@NASPTweets⁩ ⁦

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

Minisymposium on social prescribing for children with neurodisability. We enjoyed doing this😀

[Ways to Wellness @ways2wellnessUK]

Proud to be at the @NIHRresearch #Research Delivery Network launch, where Amy Thomas from @DHSCgovuk spoke about our SPACE Pilot, a @GreatNorthCH #partnership supporting families navigating hospital care for children with chronic, complex conditions
https://t.co/XdKZYylDKf

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

@ways2wellnessUK @NIHRresearch @DHSCgovuk @GreatNorthCH Wish I could have been there!

[Ways to Wellness @ways2wellnessUK]

🎉 We are thrilled that SPACE pilot: Social Prescribing for Children and Young People is the winner in the category of Health Inequalities at the Family Health Clinical board Celebration and Awards Event.

Read more about the project at 🔗 https://t.co/d4z82owmIG

[Anna Basu @AnnaBasu1]

Alicia Crunden (Newcastle uni student) presenting our SPACE PILOT data at the national BACD conference along with Lauren Loader, link worker, Ways to Wellness/GNCH. Teamwork😀. ⁦@UniofNewcastle⁩ ⁦@BACD_tweets⁩ ⁦@RCPCHtweets⁩ ⁦⁦@NewcastleHosps⁩ ⁦