PHE August 2019
- This review examined the effectiveness of social prescribing on 2 outcomes: 1. Contact with primary health such as frequency of GP consultations. 2. Changes in physical and/or mental health including patient wellbeing scores.
- The studies were mostly of low methodological quality (small sample sizes, mostly with no control groups, often no statistical analysis and considerable loss to follow up).
- This synthesis found no clear published evidence for effectiveness, consistent with findings in an earlier systematic review on the same topic.
- Associated spreadsheets: Data extraction table and Quality assurance table.
