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Working to understand different perspectives on social prescribing, how patients health and wellbeing can benefit and the mechanisms through which services can be delivered optimally.
Developing green social prescribing offers: A case study with Harcourt Arboretum, Oxford
During the first half of 2023, researchers from the Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network (University of Oxford) conducted a study to address the question: What are the experiences and views of stakeholders around setting up green social prescribing? The study aimed to identify areas for consideration and learning points for others intending to undertake such work. It involved staff from Harcourt Arboretum in Oxford and staff involved in social prescribing (mainly link workers). As this research set out to explore in-depth the experiences and perspectives of individuals, a qualitative approach was adopted.
Social prescribing for older people and the role of the cultural sector during the COVID-19 pandemic: What are link workers' views and experiences?
A study was conducted to explore the views and experiences of link workers in using the cultural sector within social prescribing, particularly for older people (aged 60+) during the pandemic. An online questionnaire was distributed to and completed by link workers in the UK. It was identified that link workers need to regard the cultural sector as accessible, appropriate, adequate, affordable and available before referring older people to cultural offers as part of social prescribing. Link workers may benefit from becoming more familiar with cultural sector staff and offers, including online resources, so they can then propose them to patients with confidence.
Current understanding and implementation of 'care navigation' across England: a cross-sectional study of NHS clinical commissioning groups
Background: Care navigation is an avenue to link patients to activities or organisations that can help address non-medical needs affecting health and wellbeing. An understanding of how care navigation is being implemented across primary care is lacking. Aim: To determine how 'care navigation' is interpreted and currently implemented by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). Design and setting: A cross-sectional study involving CCGs in England. Method: A questionnaire was sent to all CCGs inviting them to comment on who provided care navigation, the type of patients for whom care navigation was provided, how individuals were referred, and whether services were being evaluated. Responses were summarised using descriptive statistics.
Supporting social prescribing in primary care by linking people to local assets: a realist review
Social prescribing is a way of addressing the ‘non-medical’ needs (e.g. loneliness, debt, housing problems) that can affect people’s health and well-being. Connector schemes (e.g. delivered by care navigators or link workers) have become a key component to social prescribing’s delivery. Those in this role support patients by either (a) signposting them to relevant local assets (e.g. groups, organisations, charities, activities, events) or (b) taking time to assist them in identifying and prioritising their ‘non-medical’ needs and connecting them to relevant local assets. To understand how such connector schemes work, for whom, why and in what circumstances, we conducted a realist review.