LGA 18 May 2016
- To meet the challenge of the ageing population and supporting people with long-term conditions it is important to look beyond the traditional clinical model the NHS offers. By connecting people with local community services and activities social prescribing can improve the health and wellbeing of large numbers of people.
- Includes case studies:
- · East Riding of Yorkshire Council: getting GPs to refer directly
- · Blackburn with Darwen: placing volunteering at the heart of the system
- · Halton, St Helens and Knowsley: making the most of the local community
- · Luton Council: running social prescribing in-house
- · Rotherham: using the power of the voluntary sector
- · Costwold District Council: working alongside GPs
- · Doncaster: working with pharmacists
- · Tower Hamlets: how councils can work with NHS schemes
- · Forest of Dean District Council: a social prescription hub
