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What is social prescribing? Health Information for Social Prescribing

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 Today you can learn about social prescribing.

What is social prescribing?

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These resources will help you to understand what social prescribing is:

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Find out more from the National Academy for Social Prescribing.

NHS England have a series of videos and written case studies featuring professionals and individuals on their experiences of social prescribing. You can see what it looks like in practice.

You can learn more about social prescribing within the NHS and its impact on personalised care from the NHS England website.

Read the in-depth explainer from The King’s Fund for more information.

This document, Social prescribing: applying All Our Health, from the UK government explain how to promote social prescribing in healthcare practice.

For information of what is happening locally check the Support Staffordshire website. Support Staffordshire work with local primary care groups to deliver social prescribing opportunities.

Does it work? The joint Keele / NHS CAT group has investigated the question: Is there evidence to show that participation in walking groups can benefit health outcomes? Here’s a report of what they found.

Looking for more resources on the Internet?

Remember to check the quality of the information sources you find. Complete our tutorial Evaluating information on the Internet. Use this checklist for a simple and quick evaluation of information.

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Get in touch with the Health Library if you need any help accessing resources or finding the right information.

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