30 April 2021

Newcastle GP Services Social Prescribing Navigator Service An independent evaluation

Newcastle GP Services Social Prescribing Navigator Service: an independent evaluation
NECSU April 2021
  • The aims of this evaluation were to: 
    • Understand the update and usage of social prescribing navigator services across Newcastle with regards population, conditions, and sites. 
    • Analyse trends in unplanned access to secondary care.
    • Understand the experience and impact from the patient as end user of this service and navigators as deliverers of the service 
    • Recommend data collection and analysis for the ongoing service to have greater comprehension of the impact of the service. 
  • The report describes approaches to monitoring and evaluation of social prescribing.