Objective This scoping review aims to provide an overview of how theories were used in the
development or evaluation of social prescribing (SP) intervention studies. Background SP …

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 …

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 …

Background: In primary care, social prescribing (SP) is where a patient is referred to a “link
worker”, who considers their needs and then “prescribes” or connects them to appropriate …

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

Introduction. Social Prescribing (SP) is an integrated care program aimed to improve
individuals' health and wellbeing. Understanding the influence of SP and determining best …

Aim: To identify the social prescribing-related terminology within the peer-reviewed literature
of the UK and the grey literature from Wales. Background: Social prescribing has seen a …

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 …

This is an explainer resource of what social prescribing is, the evidence on its success, how
does social prescribing fit in with wider health and care policy and possible developments of …

Background Social prescribing encourages health-care and other professionals to refer
patients to a link worker, who will develop a personalised plan to improve the patient's …