Impact: Our research
View our projects and publications, dedicated to understanding and disseminating social prescribing research to inform better patient healthcare and wellbeing.
Our flagship projects

Social prescribing for older people in the time of COVID
Exploring how the cultural sector adapts to support older people’s wellbeing.

Volunteering and social prescribing
Exploring and understanding the role of volunteering in community settings to promote well-being and to tackle ill-health.
Social Prescribing Connector Schemes
Answering important questions such as , 'What are the outcomes associated with social prescribing connector schemes in primary care?'
Dedicated to improving health and wellbeing
Key publications
Current understanding and implementation of 'care navigation' across England: a cross-sectional study of NHS clinical commissioning groups
Stephanie Tierney et al, (2019), British Journal of General Practice
Supporting social prescribing in primary care by linking people to local assets: a realist review
Stephanie Tierney et al, (2020), BMC Medicine