Social prescribing

Non-medical interventions are increasingly being proposed to address wider determinants of health and to help patients improve health behaviours and better manage their conditions. 1 2 This is known as social prescribing. In England, the NHS Long Term Plan states that nearly one million people will...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) Vol. 364; p. l1285
Main Authors: Drinkwater, Chris, Wildman, Josephine, Moffatt, Suzanne
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 28.03.2019
Subjects:
Clinical medicine
Community support
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Disease management
Health behavior
Health Promotion
Humans
Long term
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Patients
Practice Patterns, Physicians
Prescriptions
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Referral and Consultation
Social Determinants of Health - statistics & numerical data
Social interactions
Social Participation - psychology
Systematic Reviews as Topic
Workers
United Kingdom > UK
England
ISSN:0959-8138, 1756-1833, 1756-1833
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Summary:Non-medical interventions are increasingly being proposed to address wider determinants of health and to help patients improve health behaviours and better manage their conditions. 1 2 This is known as social prescribing. In England, the NHS Long Term Plan states that nearly one million people will qualify for referral to social prescribing schemes by 2023-24.3 Primary care networks, announced as part of the 2019 GP contract, will be funded to employ one social prescriber each from 2019.4 The social prescribing approach is also attracting interest in North America, 3 5 Australia, 6 and Scandinavia. 7 This clinical update outlines what social prescribing is, the evidence behind it, and offers some tips for embedding social prescribing within healthcare systems.
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ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.l1285