Objectives To establish the evidence base for the effects on health outcomes and costs of
social prescribing link workers (non-health or social care professionals who connect people …

Background Social prescribing initiatives are widely implemented in the UK National Health
Service to integrate health and social care. Social prescribing is a service in primary care …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

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 …

Social prescribing programmes (SP) are person-centred coaching schemes meant to help
participants improve individual circumstances, thereby to reduce demand on health and …

Background Evidence of the effectiveness of social prescribing is inconclusive causing
commissioning challenges. This research focusses on a social prescribing scheme in …

Objective This study aims to establish the effectiveness and active ingredients of UK-based
social prescribing interventions targeting mental health and well-being outcomes. Design …

Background COVID-19 public health restrictions, such as social distancing and self-
isolation, have been particularly challenging for vulnerable people with health conditions …

Aim: Best-practice in audiological rehabilitation takes a holistic client-and family-centred
approach and considers hearing care in the context of personal well-being. Hearing loss not …

Methods: We performed a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of interventional
studies of community referral interventions focused on facilitating psychosocial support. We …