Social prescribing enables GPs, link workers and other primary care professions to connect people to non-clinical activities, groups and support that help individuals to improve their health and wellbeing
Not all conditions are best managed or treated solely by medical support. Social prescribing can play a vital role in empowering people with existing health conditions to feel valued and heard by assisting them in accessing the most relevant and effective support available
Social prescribing often begins with a conversation with a GP, social prescribing link worker or other health professional. Link workers manage the social prescription and speak to people to understand their situation and what matters to them, they then “link” the individual to organisations and information that can help
For someone living with dementia who loves making music, this could be connecting them to a choir, interactive music making group or with a music therapist in order to support social connections and help to reduce loneliness
Social prescribing enables GPs, link workers and other primary care professions to connect people to non-clinical activities, groups and support that help individuals to improve their health and wellbeing
Not all conditions are best managed or treated solely by medical support. Social prescribing can play a vital role in empowering people with existing health conditions to feel valued and heard by assisting them in accessing the most relevant and effective support available
Social prescribing often begins with a conversation with a GP, social prescribing link worker or other health professional. Link workers manage the social prescription and speak to people to understand their situation and what matters to them, they then “link” the individual to organisations and information that can help
For someone living with dementia who loves making music, this could be connecting them to a choir, interactive music making group or with a music therapist in order to support social connections and help to reduce loneliness
