Background The health and wellbeing consequences of social determinants of health and
health behaviours are well established. This has led to a growing interest in social …

Background Social prescribing (SP) involves linking patients in primary care with services
provided by the voluntary and community sector (VCS). Despite growing interest within NHS …

In recent times, social prescribing has been introduced in some countries, and substantially
in the UK The objective of this scheme is to offer non-medical care mainly to primary care …

Older people's health and care needs are changing. Increasing numbers live with the
combined effects of age-related chronic illness or disability, social isolation and/or poor …

Background Social problems of patients such as family or work-related conflicts as well as
financial difficulties affect the individual health situation and the treatment of diseases in …

Social prescribing (SP) is “a mechanism for linking patients with non-medical sources of
support within the community.”[1] As Australia develops its 10 Year Primary Health Care …

Background A robust evidence base is required to assist healthcare commissioners and
providers in selecting effective and sustainable approaches to improve cancer diagnosis …

Aim: To identify the social prescribing-related terminology within the peer-reviewed literature
of the UK and the grey literature from Wales. Background: Social prescribing has seen a …

Background A national policy focus in England to address general practice workforce issues
has led to a commitment to employ significant numbers of non-general practitioner (GP) …

Background Social prescribing in Wales is an umbrella term that describes a person-centred
approach to connecting people to local community assets. It can help empower individuals …