Lots of chat on here today about the ‘lack of evidence’ for #SocialPrescribing, following the publication of yet another study, so I thought I would make a few, hopefully obvious, points… Social Prescribing is simply a term to describe an effective mechanism for supporting people to connect to community based activity - either via a community connector, or one of the amazing Link Workers throughout the country

Lots of chatter regarding #SocialPrescribing over the past few days - some great comments & ideas warranting sensible debate, some inevitable & understandable misunderstanding, & some attempts to undermine the great work being delivered by people & communities across the county #SocialPrescribing enables all local agencies to refer people to a ‘link worker’ to connect them into community-based support, building on what matters to the person as identified through shared decision making/personalised care and support planning

Our plans for an expansion of #SocialPrescribing will see over 1000 Link Workers recruited over the next two years #PersonalisedCare bbc.co.uk/news/health-46… Social Prescribing is a key part of our Comprehensive Model for #PersonalisedCare alongside: Shared Decision Making, Patient Choice, Personalised Care and Support Planning, Self Management Support, & Personal Health Budgets