Social prescribing in action

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Explore social prescribing in more detail, across all areas of nursing and the wider healthcare environment. Find out more about how people can be helped to take active steps to seek support and engage with their communities.

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Available to RCN members

Who is this resource for?

This resource is aimed at nurses across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

What will this resource give me?

  • overview of social prescribing and social prescribing schemes
  • examples of social prescribing projects
  • social prescribing link workers as part of a multi-disciplinary teams
  • videos about social prescribing
  • video to find out more about Primary Care Networks
  • importance of using innovation to help people to stay well and live well
  • latest statistics showing the increased demand and challenges of an ageing population.

Resource last reviewed

25 Aug 2022

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