BMJ 2019;364:l1285 28 March 2019
This clinical update outlines what social prescribing is, the evidence behind it, and offers some tips for embedding social prescribing within healthcare systems.
Useful information resources:
- The Social Prescribing Network. https://www.socialprescribingnetwork.com
- The King’s Fund. What is Social prescribing. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/social-prescribing
- NHS England. https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalised-health-and-care/social-prescribing
- Skills for Care. https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Careers-in-care/Job-roles/Roles/Social-prescriber.aspx
- Local Government Association. https://www.local.gov.uk/just-what-doctor-ordered-social-prescribing-guide-local-authorities-case-studies
- Healthy London Partnership. https://www.healthylondon.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Social-prescribing-Steps-towards-implementing-self-care-January-2017.pdf
- National Association for Voluntary and Community Action. https://navca.org.uk/
- Ways to Wellness. https://waystowellness.org.uk.
