Background The health and wellbeing consequences of social determinants of health and
health behaviours are well established. This has led to a growing interest in social …

Introduction Social prescribing aims to address social determinants of health, which account
for 80%–90% of health outcomes, but the evidence base behind it is limited due to a lack of …

Aims: Social prescribing is a growing health policy agenda to improve the quality and
effectiveness of health systems. However, systematically collected knowledge on factors …

The use of non‐medical referral, community referral or social prescribing interventions has
been proposed as a cost‐effective alternative to help those with long‐term conditions …

Introduction As a means for supporting a range of health and wellbeing goals, social
prescribing programs have been implemented around the world. Reflecting a range of …

Objective Social prescribing is a complex care model, which aims to address unmet non-
medical needs and connect people to community resources. The purpose of this systematic …

Social prescribing (SP) is an approach that promotes the use of local non-clinical activities
by people. The referral is usually made by primary health-care professionals, in a process …

Objective The aim of this study was to establish internationally accepted conceptual and
operational definitions of social prescribing. Design A three-round Delphi study was …

Objective The evidence base for social prescribing is inconclusive, and evaluations have
been criticised for lacking rigour. This realist review sought to understand how and why …

Abstract Background Social Prescribing is increasingly popular, and several evaluations
have shown positive results. However, Social Prescribing is an umbrella term that covers …