CRD, University of York, February 2015
- “Social prescribing is a way of linking patients in primary care with sources of support within the community.”
- This review found little supporting evidence to inform the commissioning of a social prescribing programme. What evidence there is tends to briefly describe the evaluation of small scale pilot projects but fails to provide sufficient detail to judge either success or value for money.
- Evidence on the cost effectiveness of social prescribing schemes is lacking
- The report includes examples of social prescribing pilots and outlines the evaluation used.
